中国官员试图以此换取欧洲的巨大让步 — — 承认其市场经济地位，但在时机和效果上都讨不到好结果，同时，中国政府需要三思 — — 如果在欧洲急需帮助的时候出手，施以有限但意义重大的援手，那么它会获得很大的好处。
While the attempt by Chinese officials to extract a huge concession – market-economy status – is ill-timed and in poor taste, China’s government needs to weigh the significant benefits that it could receive by providing limited but meaningful assistance to Europe in its hour of need.