The Remission Of The British Boxer Indemnity And The Construction Of Yue-Han Railway

The British Boxer Indemnity was the war indemnity for England in1901, and there was long winding process from 1912 to 1930. In fact, theremission of the British Boxer Indemnity has become an importantdiplomatic way for regulating and improving China-England diplomacy.In the course of remission , there was an intense controversy in China onthe British Boxer Indemnity of use, rights and management. Thecontroversy not only provided public support for China's domination inthe remission of the British Boxer Indemnity and fixed the principle thatit was used for building railway, but also made the management of theindemnification be a focal point therefore provided reference for itsmanagement in 1930s. After that , the war began, so the remissiondiscontinued .There were more negotiations between China and England after thebuilding of the Republic Government. On the April 8th in 1931, Board ofthe British Boxer Indemnity had been built by Chinese government,which was administration agency of the British Boxer Indemnity. Afterthat, the British Boxer Indemnity had been used to the construction ofChinese railways, especially Yue-Han railway, such as the replacement ofthe Guang-Shao and Xiang-E railway, and the building of Zhu-Shaorailway. Though the goal was to open up Chinese marketplace and defendits benefits in China, the British Boxer Indemnity not only speeded up theYue-Han railway and coordinated the construction of Chinese railway, butalso promoted modern construction in China.