On this day - June 21st 1900 - China declared war on US, UK, France and Japan
China declared war on US, UK, France and Japan in the so called Boxer rebellion in China. The rebellion was an anti-foreign and anti-christian uprising which took place in the last years of the Qing Dynasty. Empresses Cixi supported the rebellion and sent out a decree which declared war on the foreign powers in China on June 21st. An eight-nations alliance invaded China as a respons to the rebellion and crushed the boxer rebellion. Beijing was recaptured on August 14th. The Boer rebellion supporters were executed.
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