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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Boxer Protocol was the 1901 agreement that ended the Boxer Uprising, imposing a massive indemnity, foreign troop garrisons, and humiliating terms on Qing China.
- What indemnity did the Boxer Protocol impose and how was it secured?
- How did the Boxer Protocol contribute to the 1937 Sino-Japanese War?
- Which powers signed the Boxer Protocol and who represented China?
- What was the significance of the US indemnity remission?

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The Boxer Protocol was the 1901 agreement that ended the Boxer Uprising, imposing a massive indemnity, foreign troop garrisons, and humiliating terms on Qing China.

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1. 7 September 1901

   The Boxer Protocol (辛丑条约, Xinchou Tiaoyue), signed on in Beijing, formally concluded the Boxer Uprising of 1899–1901 and the foreign military intervention t…

2. 7 July 1937

   The garrison rights granted in 1901 gave Japan the legal pretext for stationing the troops near Beijing whose units clashed with Chinese forces at the Marco…

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In September 1901, Qing envoy Li Hongzhang signed the Boxer Protocol with eleven powers, accepting a 450-million-tael indemnity and foreign garrisons that Japan later used to launch the 1937 invasion.

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