'Landslide' EU vote result is less than it may appear

On Thursday, the European Parliament passed a resolution refusing to treat China as a market economy. The resolution, which is not legally binding, is intended to help the European Commission, the EU's executive body, make a final decision.

Out of the members present, 546 voted against treating China as market economy, 77 abstained and only 28 members voted in favor. As a result, many hailed it as a "landslide" decision.

Despite the numbers, the vote is actually not convincing at all.