the Boxer Rebellion was an anti-foreign anti-christian uprising in China suppressed by an International Coalition of eight Nations surprising facts about the Boxer Rebellion the rebellion was fueled by Nationalist and Anti-Imperialist sentiments against Western and Japanese influence the siege of the international legations in Beijing was a pivotal event of the conflict the boxer protocol of 1901 imposed harsh penalties on China including reparations and military occupation the Rebellion exposed the vulnerabilities of the Ching Dynasty and accelerated its decline