Why did the United States return boxer indemnity to China? What is the reason behind it?

/kloc-in the 10th and 9th centuries, the Qing dynasty was in a shaky state, and the Opium War opened a new world for the people of China. Although the development of China was ahead of the world before, we have to admit that the development of western countries has far surpassed that of the Qing Dynasty because of the industrial revolution.

Later, Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, which made the backward Qing Dynasty worse. In order to avoid war, the Qing government was forced to sign an unequal treaty with the eight countries. According to the provisions of the treaty, the Qing government needed to pay 980 million taels of silver to the eight countries, which was called boxer indemnity. However, the United States and other countries have actually returned some compensation. Why?

First, ease relations with China.

/kloc-in the 0/9th century, western powers experienced industrial reform and colonial expansion and accumulated a lot of wealth. With the increase of wealth, they also become more greedy. The Opium War only happened because the western powers wanted to open the China market, and the purpose of Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China was similar.

At that time, the Qing government was still in a closed-door state, and the western powers had to take coercive measures in order to seize resources in China. However, the outbreak of the war and the huge compensation made the people and government of China abhor it.

In this state, it is impossible for them to trade in China, let alone achieve their greedy goal. In order to change this situation, returning part of the compensation can really alleviate the national exclusion. From this perspective, returning part of the compensation is their last resort.

Reason 2: The United States wants to improve its international image.

As we all know, the United States is an immigrant country with a short history. Although it was also one of the advanced countries at that time, the strength of the United States was still relatively weak compared with the old capitalist countries such as Britain and Germany.

The industrial revolution has brought rich capital accumulation to the old capitalist countries. Even if they want to fight for interests in China, they are not as eager as the United States. In order to accelerate its capital accumulation, the United States needs to make friends with China, which is also necessary for other big countries.

Therefore, on the one hand, the United States can strive for its interests in China, on the other hand, it can improve its voice in western powers, thus enhancing its influence.

Reason 3: In order to cultivate pro-American students and scientific and technological talents.

The losses caused by Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China to both sides of the war may be hard to calculate. However, compared with the Qing Dynasty, Eight-Nation Alliance's loss is still very small. The huge compensation they demanded from China was really unfair. Although some of these reparations were returned to China, China also lost a lot.

Americans' refund behavior achieved their goal to a certain extent, and the Qing Dynasty did improve it for them. Predator? In my mind. Moreover, in the subsequent development process, the Qing Dynasty sent many people to the United States to learn their cultural and scientific knowledge. The funds to support these people to go to the United States are part of the money returned by the United States. I have to say, the money finally entered the American money bag. Moreover, the United States is very good at recruiting talents, and many China people who went to the United States have settled in the United States, thus causing the brain drain in China.