Answer:
i'm not well rehearsed in the boxer rebellion but im pretty sure it showed to the european powers that china was to big to be simply colonized and if they do decide to colonize china it would fall pretty fast im not entirely sure but this is what i think :)
Explanation:
Because they are not the people or the press
Yes, it was necessarily a a physical war, it is also known as the arms race, and the space race.