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Although the Qing government formally condemned these violent actions, they failed to prosecute the people that carried out the crimes, and it is thought that they encouraged them from behind the scenes. Citing the necessity of protecting their citizens, these eight foreign countries sent troops to quell the rebels. But the true motives behind it were the opportunity of further access to the Chinese market, expansion of their colonies, and exploitation of the Chinese. EventsTroops of the eight countries arrived, entered and occupied Beijing on August 14, 1900. Empress Dowager Cixi, the Emperor, and higher officials fled the Imperial Palace for Xi'an, and sent Li Hongzhang for peace talks.
Troops and participants of the Eight-Nation Alliance were largely responsible for the ransacking and pillaging of many historical artifacts of Chinese nationalist origin, such as those found in the Summer Palace, and instigated the burning of many prominent Chinese buildings. Perception by modern ChineseThis event has been largely viewed by the Chinese around the world with shame and as foreign aggression. It has been made into film a few times that essentially played upon Chinese nationalist sentiments. [1] For more details from the Chinese perspective, see Boxer Rebellion.
no:Åttenasjonsalliansen zh:八國聯軍
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