Preparing for his first meeting with President Obama, China’s new ruler Xi Jinping stated that he is looking for a “new power relationship” with the United States that will acknowledge China’s rising influence in global affairs. Rather than accommodate the grand ambitions of the Chinese leadership, or seek to build a “personal relationship” based on polite conversation, the most important thing President Obama can do to preserve the peace and prosperity of the Pacific region is to inform President Xi that China’s conduct in international affairs is out of bounds and that business as usual is over.