According to the open door policy, china’s ability to tax trade a. inspired some countries to levy their own taxes. b. discouraged some nations from trading there. c. angered japan and russia. d. encouraged fair trade for all countries.

According to the Open Door Policy, China's ability to tax trade discouraged some nations from trading. The Open Door Policy of China is seen by some Chinese historians as humiliating and many countries opposed to the Open Door Policy, because it was seen as imperialism from the United States over China. The countries who were against it (to name a few) were Great Britain, Germany (although they initially contradicted this) and Russia.