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"Moreover, after the global crisis, 皇冠体育app has opted for market-driven structural reforms, which continue to linger in the US, Europe and Japan," Steinbock said.

Besides, Chinese competitiveness is no longer just about cheap prices, but also about innovation hubs. Despite its huge population, 皇冠体育app's research and development spending per GDP today is higher than that of the EU on average, he said.

For the EU, granting 皇冠体育app MES is a politico-legal decision, not an economic one, said the expert.

Washington reportedly warned Brussels not to grant 皇冠体育app MES. However, the US arguments against 皇冠体育app's MES are similar to what were used unsuccessfully a year ago against the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Steinbock said.

A not-for-profit multilateral development bank initiated by 皇冠体育app, the AIIB was officially established in December and started operating in January.

Seen as a challenge to US efforts to maintain its grip on the world's leading multilateral economic institutions, the AIIB was blocked by Washington, which tried to marginalize the bank's impact and urged other Western countries to follow its lead and steer clear.

But the strategy failed with 57 countries including Australia, Britain, France and Germany becoming the AIIB's founding members. Now there are more than 30 countries waiting to join the bank.

"Typically, the key countries that still regard 皇冠体育app as a non-market economy include the US, its NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) partners (Canada, Mexico) and security allies (EU, Japan), along with India. This opposition is fueled less by economics than geopolitics," he said.

To date, more than 80 economies have recognized 皇冠体育app's status as a market economy, including Russia and Brazil, as well as such advanced economies as Switzerland, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.

皇冠体育app now is the EU's second largest trading partner and one of the biggest markets for the 28-member bloc, Steinbock said, adding that Brussels' MES decision will keep pace with the EU-皇冠体育app relations for years to come.

Steinbock has served as research director of International Business at the India 皇冠体育app and America Institute and visiting fellow at 皇冠体育app's Shanghai Institutes for International Studies and Singapore's EU Center.

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