Pay huge reparations and lose the sovereignty of many countries. After the First World War, China also set foot as a victorious country, so it stopped paying reparations to the defeated German and Austrian countries. All countries have expressed their willingness to "get along well" with China and safeguard and expand their interests in China in a peaceful way. Therefore, they all followed the footsteps of the United States, and Britain, Japan and the Netherlands revised the payment method of the balance of the Geng.
On the one hand, it indirectly promoted the process of China's learning from the West, on the other hand, it strengthened the control of foreign powers over China.
2. From a cultural perspective
A large number of precious cultural relics, a large number of literature and history materials and classics (including the famous Yongle Grand Ceremony) and cultural heritage (including the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, the Western Hills and the Yuanmingyuan) were stolen and destroyed, and the losses were incalculable. In Songzhu Temple alone, more than 3,000 gold-plated bronze buddhas, 1400 splendid products and 4,300 bronzes were lost.
Even the gold plating on the bronze cylinder in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City was scraped off by the bayonet of the invading army, and it has been scraped to this day, which is also the ironclad evidence that the allied forces looted Beijing. There are many precious books, rare books, Song edition books, literature and history materials and precious paintings and calligraphy in the Hanlin Academy. Eight-Nation Alliance plundered and wasted all the books.
3. Economically
At this time, China was in constant war, with internal and external troubles. The national treasury is empty and the gross national product is very low. To pay off a lot of war reparations, we have to pay them in installments, and we have to pay reparations by lending to banks in various countries. This is the so-called boxer indemnity. China's economy fell into a trough in the following decades, and it was unable to turn over for a long time, and its economic strength was extremely backward.
Extended data:
The "profit" side brought by imperialist aggression;
The introduction of Enlightenment, capitalist democracy, western political thoughts and Marxism has injected fresh blood into China culture. The invasion of capitalist imperialism also awakened some people in China and began to struggle for national salvation and survival. A series of ideological and cultural movements, such as the Westernization Movement, the garrison reform, the May 4th Movement and the New Culture Movement, flourished.
The invasion of capitalist imperialism also changed the social form of China. In the past, China closed its doors to the outside world, which led to a growing gap between China and the West. The invasion of western powers made some advanced intellectuals pay attention to the world and seek ways to defend the country from aggression. The emergence of new ideological trends has impacted feudal thoughts, but without all this, it may still remain in the self-righteous Manchu feudal society.
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