<P> It was initiated by the Militia United in Righteousness ( Yihetuan ) , known in English as the `` Boxers '' , for many of their members had been practitioners of Chinese martial arts , also referred to in the west as `` Chinese Boxing '' . They were motivated by proto - nationalist sentiments and by opposition to Western colonialism and the Christian missionary activity that was associated with it . </P>
<P> It was initiated by the Militia United in Righteousness ( Yihetuan ) , known in English as the `` Boxers '' , for many of their members had been practitioners of Chinese martial arts , also referred to in the west as `` Chinese Boxing '' . They were motivated by proto - nationalist sentiments and by opposition to Western colonialism and the Christian missionary activity that was associated with it . </P>
who was the chinese boxer rebellion of 1900 was directed at
who was the chinese boxer rebellion of 1900 was directed at
Western colonialism and the Christian missionary activity
Western colonialism and the Christian missionary activity