The article “USA, China and Thucydides” (Robert B. Zoellick, 2013) addresses the security dilemma between rising China and the United States through the historical narrative “ Thucydides trap". Furthermore, chapter 15 of the book US FOREIGN POLICY, by Michael Cox and Doug Stokes, indicated the changing situation of East Asia, the growth of China and the role of the United States in this region in different periods. Therefore , the materials revealed an important question about the Sino-American relationship: whether the United States should cooperate or compete with the rising China? According to the article, Robert (2013) stated that “My confidence is that these plans and notions can help these two effective and vibrant countries maintain a strategic distance from the Thucydides Trap as they explore a new kind of great power. This could be an energizing undertaking, with much at stake for China, the United States and the world” in the. last paragraph of his work. It is clear that Robert suggested that the United States and China should cooperate in the future, even if there would be a lot of tension and friction in the future. Furthermore, in the book US FOREIGN POLICY, Michael Cox (2012) concluded that “China's peaceful rise has largely consoled its neighbors and the United States that it remains a status quo power. However, as it has increased, there are some (perhaps an expanding number) who predict that it will lead to greater regional and global competition” (p.266). Clearly, Michael Cox highlighted the fact that there may be more competition in the future relationship between China and the rest of the world, regardless of whether China rises up peacefully or not. Especially, China and the United States will face many intense problems since they are the two giants in the middle of the paper, therefore, to solve security problems and keep the region peacefully, the United States and China need to cooperate rather than compete between They. To summarize, the future trend of Sino-US relations is to cooperate through competition, which is “competitive coexistence”. China is rising, which is the reality the United States must accept, and the interdependence between China and the United States is stronger than ever both politically and economically. Therefore, just as Robert (2013) pointed out in his article “exploring a new type of great power relationship would not only help the two most powerful countries avoid the Thucydides trap, but also allow the world to become more vibrant and reinvigorated." In other words, cooperating brings more benefits to the United States than competing with the rising China. Works Cited Robert 2013 UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY