Despite the spheres of influence and territorial concessions it was driven to concede, China remained a nominally independent state primarily because its very size made it difficult to digest and there were many who wished to attempt it.

• 尽管中国被迫承认各大国在它国土内的势力范围和外国租借地，它仍然是一个名义上的独立国家。 主要是因为它国土辽阔，才没有被完全吞并。 另外，当时垂涎于吞并中国的国家也实在太多。