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June 15, 1900, The Boxers burned the Catholic outside the Xuanwu Gate, Beijing. Since the opium war, many missionaries entered China. From time to time religious affairs are involved in politics. This also reflect the cultural conflicts at that time. For details you may refer to our research finding: Lu Shih-chiang, "The uprising of Yu Tung-ch'en 1898-1899, an Anti-christian Movement in Szechwan on the Eve of the Boxer Catastrophe".
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