On the negative side: the foreign embassy district is the bridgehead of imperialist aggression against China, where all kinds of missionaries and militaristic forces are concentrated. He had an army in name, and often interfered in China under the pretext of maintaining the peace of the embassy, especially foreigners who broke the law and used foreign laws to escape their guilt, which put pressure on local governments. The local notification power of the Qing Dynasty was weakening, forming their own interest zones and becoming a country within a country in China. Infringed on China's democratic sovereignty, judicial power and so on.
On the positive side: Western institutional forms were introduced into China, especially its capitalist laws, and the current financial system and diplomatic methods introduced have made reference for the development of China.