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Question
The legal jurisdiction Western powers had in Chinese ports led to which of the following?(1 point)
Responses
Western powers had to pay taxes in China and follow Chinese laws.
Western powers had to pay taxes in China and follow Chinese laws.
Western powers did not pay taxes in China, but they had to stay out of China’s interior.
Western powers did not pay taxes in China, but they had to stay out of China’s interior.
Western powers had to pay taxes in China and they rebelled against the U.S. government.
Western powers had to pay taxes in China and they rebelled against the U.S. government.
Western powers did not pay taxes in China and they avoided Chinese laws.
1 answer
The correct response is:
Western powers did not pay taxes in China and they avoided Chinese laws.
During the period of colonial influence in China, particularly with the establishment of "treaty ports" after the Opium Wars, Western powers enjoyed extraterritorial rights, meaning they were not subject to Chinese laws and did not pay Chinese taxes.
