President Obama wants Americans to know he is capable of “getting tough” with China, even as he hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House.

Insisting Obama raised the threat of “fresh sanctions” with Xi over Chinese cyber-hacking, the administration heralded a new agreement that it tried to pass off as a victory. At their joint press conference, the president described the deal as a “common understanding of the way forward” in the battle against cyber-crime. Tellingly, Xi said the two countries needed to be “broad-minded” about their differences. Translation: nothing will change. China will continue to rip us off with impunity.

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While Mark Zuckerberg speaks Mandarin to woo President Xi, we at LifeZette mark the Chinese State visit in a different way — with a reality check. Here are five ways that China is working to undermine U.S. military and economic power:

— Dominant Economic Power. Beijing is expected to report growth of 6.5 percent to 7 percent by year’s end. While this is down from the 7.3 percent in 2015, it’s more than double what is projected for the U.S. economy. Despite its correction in the summer, the Shanghai Composite Index still is up 42 percent year to year. China surpassed Japan a few years ago as the second biggest economy in the world, behind only ours. And its trade deficit with the U.S. was $31.6 billion in July. Not satisfied with their success, the Chinese companies continue to purloin U.S. intellectual property as the government often looks the other way.

— The Subsidies Game. Massive Chinese subsidies to critical industries have artificially boosted their exports and depressed prices worldwide, which harms U.S. manufacturing. This has lead to extensive American job loss. In the steel business, for example, China has crushed much of U.S. competition by illegally dumping cheap product while benefitting from various industry subsidies and currency devaluation. According to Zack’s Equity Research, for the first seven months of 2015, China’s combined steel exports jumped about 27 percent. China now manufactures half of the world’s steel, while only two of the world’s top 50 steel companies reside in the U.S. Our steel industry and its supporting industries support more than one million U.S. jobs.

— Growing Military Threat. Liu Mingfu, a retired Chinese colonel and author, told the Guardian newspaper recently: “President Xi’s dream is of a stronger nation with a strong military.” Obama’s “pivot to Asia” never happened, and fueled by a booming economy, China has been aggressively seeking to expand its control in the South China Sea. With America looking on via satellite imaging, we see the Chinese building an artificial island to house a new military base. In 2013, China launched its first aircraft carrier, with more to come. And most worrisome is its recent testing of various space-warfare weaponry.

— Massive Cybertheft. Whether you’re an individual or a business, Chinese interests are trying to access your data. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management recently reported that hackers stole 5.6 million government cyber files, including fingerprints and background checks used for sensitive jobs. The hacks are widely suspected to have originated in China. U.S. intel officials testifying on Capitol Hill report that Chinese officials are directly responsible for the systematic theft of U.S. business’s data and have regular access to our citizen’s private digital communication. It is unlikely that Obama’s newly struck “pinky promise” with Xi is going to change the scope or pace of these intrusions.

— Human Rights Violations. China oversees and orders the systematic repression of a wide range of human rights — religious freedom, freedom of conscience, right to a fair legal proceeding, property rights, free speech rights, and individual dignity. According to Amnesty International, 500,000 people in China “are currently enduring punitive detention without charge or trial, and millions are unable to access the legal system to seek redress for their grievances.” While China’s “one-child policy” was slightly relaxed in 2013, the barbaric practice of forced abortion is still widespread. China is 8 percent Christian, and Xi has carried out systematic repression of all religious minorities in his declared effort to stamp out “Western-style influences” in Chinese society. Church destruction, harassment of Christians, imprisonment of church leaders, and the removal of crosses are widely documented. In meetings with their Chinese counterparts, American presidents from Clinton to Bush to Obama have urged change and reform. The communist officials smile, nod, and proceed to ignore the admonitions.

Now if we could only say all that in Mandarin.