The following is the gist of the Chinese Government's _announcement concerning the imposition of taxes on foreigners living in China introduced at today's meeting of the Committee 2 of the Tariff Conference by Dr C. T. Wang, the Chinese delegate:—
In the treaties of commerce concluded between China and the Powers concerned there is no clause! inserted therein that accords fore eigners residing in foreign settlements or elsewhere in China the Tight of immunity from taxation. Nevertheless, when the Chinese Government some time ago tried to enforce their law of taxation, foreigners refused to fulfil their obigation of paying taxes to the Chinese Government on the ground either that they resided in settlements or that they had received! no instructions from their respeetive Home Governments. Forel in this country, also adopted a similar attitude.
Unfortunately, the examples set by these foreigners have given Chinese citizens. residing in "both foreign settlement and foreign railway zones an excuse to refrain from paying taxes to the Chinese are bound: by restrictions in various forms x3 they are to-day, it is impossible to settle the' question of taxation. It is"for these reasons that the Chinese Governmient declares that foreigners residing within or without foreign settlements or in the zones of foreign railways sin Chinese territory should fulfil their tax obligations the same as Chinese, and hopes that all the delegates of the Powers present at his meeting will consider this announcement fair and reasonable—Eastern News Agency.
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