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Boxer Rebellion
The Chinese Boxers (also known as the Righteous Harmony Society or the Righteous Fists of Harmony) were a group of Chinese nationalists that opposed American and European influence in China. They also opposed the continued teaching of Christianity in China. They initiated the unsuccessful Boxer Rebellion of 1899-1901, in an attempt to throw out all vestiges of Westerner influence from China. A coalition force of the Japan, Russia, Great Britain, France, the United States, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy defeated the Boxers.
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Boxer Rebellion
The boxers believed that missionaries and foreigners were creating problems in China.
The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising that took place in China in 1900. As European nations increased their influence on China, feelings against foreigners grew among the Chinese. An organization called the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists was formed to demenstrate the Chinese's discontent. They soon came to be known as the Boxers. The Boxer Rebellion began with a series of attack on Chinese Christians. Foreigners in the interior and foreign diplomats in Beijing were also attacked. Armies from Japan and the west crushed the uprising and forced China to grant more privaleges to foreign powers. China also had to pay a large indemnity. After the defeat many Chinese called for Western Reforms.
In 1900, a secret group known as Boxers, led an uprising in northern China. They were protesting against the spread of Western and Japanese influence there.
The Republic of China is commonly known as Taiwan. The People's Republic of China is commonly known simply as China.
The Ming Dynasty strongly believed in isolationism. In the 1430s, the Hongwu Emperor made Zheng He return from his voyages and entered a long period of isolationism. The Hongwu Emperor scuttled the ships and burnt the voyage's records. He banned all foreign trade. Since the Ming Dynasty was already thriving and was very self-sufficient, the emperor stopped all trade in China saying it needed nothing from the outside "barbarian" world. The main reason why Emperor Hongwu sent China into this long period, known as the dark ages of China, was since it was very expensive to manage the navy fleets when China's main threats were from the Mongols in the north.
China dominates the Pacific Asia region economically.