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Word: insists (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Outrageous!" exclaimed Dr. Hu. "Our judicial system is superior to those existing in Japan and Turkey when the powers allowed those nations to take full jurisdiction over foreigners [respectively in 1899 and 1926]. ... It is unjust and unreasonable for the powers to insist on the retention of extraterritoriality in China on the ground that our laws do not exactly resemble their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Distressing Notes | 1/20/1930 | See Source »

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