China knows that the inclusion of Western nations and US allies will only increase the influence of the AIIB, which will in turn increase China’s influence with its neighbors and the world. But, this trajectory does not have to be permanent. The US government needs to take these diplomatic blows in stride and learn to accommodate China, however reluctantly. The United States should also take stock in what much of the world already seems to know – embracing China as a responsible stakeholder in the international community is beneficial for everyone. The United States must welcome China’s moves toward multilateralism and encourage its further integration in existing international institutions by passing reform legislation. This will allow China to exert influence from within the international system, under the supervision of the United States, rather than from outside the system where China is beginning to wield more and more unchecked power.