Without committing itself to any substantive assistance, the Chinese government has publicly demanded that the European Union grant China the coveted status of “market economy” if it expects China to loosen its purse strings. That status matters, because achieving it will make it more difficult for Chinese firms to be found guilty of dumping goods on overseas markets.
在人们的如是期许下，中国显得颇为犹豫，提出了各种各样的要求。中国政府没有做出任何实质性的援助承诺，倒是公开要求欧盟给予中国梦寐以求的“市场经济”地位——如果它想让中国慷慨解囊的话。“市场经济”地位绝非小事，因为这意味着更难将中国企业在海外市场的倾销行为视为非法。