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The Boxers do not deserve a bad rap because they are just ordinary people who wanted to protect their country. During the boxer rebellion, Shandong experienced a drought. Villagers thought it was the Church, The highest building had angered the god, so they burnt it. The boxers did this because their culture and religion had forced them. This is only a way to protect their country. Boxers killed foreigners and Chinese related to Christian because the foreigners had done unacceptable things to China long before the opium war.  The British had sold drugs to China, forced China to trade with them, and signed unequal treaties. The most important point, America sent missionaries to China, they wanted to convert Chinese culture and religion, trying to “make it a better place”. A country’s culture cannot be easily changed. This angered the boxers. This is also an act to protect China from other countries. Therefore, boxers do not deserve a bad reputation.