Dr. C, T. Wang believes that the first thing China must do in. her competition with western nations, is to open her doors. He says that they should not be opened partially or left ajar, but should be thrown wide open to all foreign trade. History shows us that wherever doors have been opened many things have entered besides foreign trade: education, practices of good government, sanitation, unions, and cooperative societies, It' will _be better for China to open the door herself and not have it forced by the pressure on the outside.
ExrraierriToRiaLity Must Go.
In order to do this properly Dr. Wang thinks that the proverbial bull must be taken by the horns and all foreign trade dominated by the Chinese. Extraterritoriality should not be extended and the policy at present governing this institution should be greatly modified. Extraterritoriality (the principle by which foreigners are alone subject to the jurisdiction of representatives of their respective nations) should be abolished as soon as possible, and all power for dealing with foreigners should be placed in the hands of the Chinese. To do this the antiquated laws of China must be recodified. A commission has already been formed for this purpose under the leadership of Dr. Wang Chung-hui. Considering that Chinese law has changed but little since the days when social intercourse was decided by the family autocrat, and the llage_ elders settled mercantile aff s, it is plain that Dr. Wang Chu—'1i's task is not a simple one. 1aw must be changed to fit the conditions of the Chinese people and at the same time to bring the legal status of China up to that of the foreign Powers.
Foreign Powers must not demand the apportionment to them of certain areas—and if they do, Chinese law must resist such claims.
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