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Western powers did not pay taxes in China and they avoided Chinese laws.
Western powers did not pay taxes in China and they avoided Chinese laws.
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 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, 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.
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The correct response is:
Western powers did not pay taxes in China and they avoided Chinese laws.
This reflects the extraterritoriality that allowed Western powers to operate in certain Chinese ports under their own laws without being subject to Chinese legal jurisdiction.
