他宁死也不屈服于权力。

He would rather die than yield to the power.

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但是陈先生的情况显然是不符合这种干预机制的，因为在中国，另一条权力规则开始起作用：似乎从未屈服于外国列强的要求。

But the case of Mr. Chen evidently didn't qualify for such intervention, because another rule of power in China came into play: Never seem to bend to the demands of foreign powers.

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