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Oral Answers to Questions — China (British Subjects: Taxation).

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 14 November 1934.

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asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, with regard to the complaints which have been received from British subjects in China with reference to demands by the Chinese authorities of Shanghai for the payment of local taxation and which demands are not legally enforceable upon British subjects, he will make representations to the Chinese Government on the matter?

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