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Today in History: Foreign troops force China to sign Boxer Protocol

9/7/2026

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On September 7 1901, after the Eight-Nation Alliance seized Beijing, the Qing Empire signed the Boxer Protocol. The treaty forced China to pay massive reparations, allow foreign troops, and grant extraterritorial rights, formally ending the Boxer Rebellion and cementing the era’s unequal treaties.

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On September 7 1901, after the Eight-Nation Alliance seized Beijing, the Qing Empire signed the Boxer Protocol. The treaty forced China to pay massive reparations, allow foreign troops, and grant extraterritorial rights, formally ending the Boxer Rebellion and cementing the era’s unequal treaties.