1900.06.26
·Verified
·Importance III
·Sources 3
·China
When Empress Dowager Cixi declared war on eleven nations, the governors of the southeastern provinces declared the order rebellious and maintained neutrality, completely outsourcing the central Qing court's military, political, and financial control to the regions from then on.
1900
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
After the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, U.S. Secretary of State John Hay put forward the Open Door Policy, insisting that China must maintain its territorial integrity and remain open to trade with all countries, thereby averting the fate of being fully colonized and partitioned.