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The Boxer Rebellion

By | June 23, 2024

[June 23, 2024]  In June 1900, Chinese nationalists began the siege on Peking’s diplomatic district (later Beijing).  They were known as the “Boxers” because they believed in calisthenics and martial arts.  Their goal was to drive out all foreign influences in China, and they killed Christian missionaries and diplomats from foreign countries.  The Boxer Rebellion was a formal… Read More »