Editing Boxer Protocol (section)

== Negotiations during the Boxer Rebellion ==
The Qing dynasty was by no means completely defeated when the Allies took control of the capital [[Beijing]]. The Allies had to temper the demands they sent in a message to Xi'an to get the [[Empress Dowager Cixi]] to agree with them; for instance, China did not have to give up any land. Many of the Dowager Empress' advisers in the Imperial Court insisted that the war continue against the foreigners, arguing that China could defeat them since it was the disloyal and traitorous people within China who allowed Beijing and Tianjin to be captured by the Allies, and the interior of China was impenetrable. The Dowager was practical and decided that the terms were generous enough for her to acquiesce and stop the war when she was assured of her continued reign.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iWxKQejMtlMC&pg=PA312|title=The Boxer Rebellion: the dramatic story of China's war on foreigners that shook the world in the summer of 1900|first=Diana|last=Preston|year=2000|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |location= US |page=312|isbn=9780802713612| access-date=March 4, 2011}}</ref>