The Eight-Power Allied Forces Invaded China:
The disastrous defeat of China in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 stimulated the desire of the great powers to carve up China. Imperialism began to set off a frenzy to carve up China.
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s the war of the Eight-Power Allied Forces in aggression against China. In the spring of 1900, the Boxer Movement became the fuse of the Eight-Power Allied Forces' war of aggression against China. With this as an excuse, the Eight-Power Allied Forces divided and plundered China in the name of suppressing the Boxers. In June 1900, the eight countries of Russia, Britain, the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, and Austria put together a team of more than 2,000 people, led by the British Vice Admiral Seymour, and launched the Eight-Power Allied Forces to invade China. In September 1901, Li Hongzhang, Plenipotentiary of the Qing government, signed the "Xin Chou Treaty" with the eight countries, which humiliated the country.
On September 7, 1901, as a result of the signing of the "Xin Chou Treaty", China has since been completely reduced to a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, bringing unprecedented pain to the country and people at that time.
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