European State-Building in the Early Modern Period Resembled State-Building in China

European state-building in the early modern period resembled state-building in China and Japan in all of the following ways except

A) they had to find a balance between centralizing and decentralizing forces.
B) talented civil servants fostered modernization.
C) the personalities of the leaders played a significant role.
D) there was an increase in the use of unified law codes.