🌍ap world history: modern review

Extraterritoriality

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The legal privilege granted to foreign nationals in China allowing them to be exempt from Chinese jurisdiction and tried under their own national laws.

AP course connection

Topic 6.2: 6.2 Expansion of Imperialism

Unit 6