RE Boxer Rebellion:
If you want to watch a great old movie, see “55 Days At Peking” with Charleton Heston and David Niven.
Great flick about the events in that time.
Well, the Americans, together with the other countries, eventually defeated the Boxers after America’s legation was besieged.
American had always supported an “Open Door Policy” in support of China’s sovereignty, that respected Chinese territorial and administrative integrity and allowed equal trading privileges for all nations.
Even after the defeat of the Boxers, the USA still supported the China “Open Door” Policy.
Japan came into the picture later. Japan invaded China in 1937 and declaration of its Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere in 1940 ( that was also the start of the infamous Rape of Nanjing ).
As a result of this, the USA placed embargoes on U.S. exports to Japan of essential commodities such as oil and scrap metal. The embargoes are blamed for eventually causing Japan to declare war against the United States on December 7, 1941.
You should watch “Sand Pebbles”, with Steve McQueen. on par with your suggestion.
“55 Days At Peking” was a very good movie.
I’m sure it twists some millennials panties if they watched it... Or knew what “Boxer Rebellion’ was about.
Probably envision Mike Tyson vs. Holyfield...