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1900年6月10日,八国联军侵华,因这一年是中国夏历的庚子年,所以在1901年9月7日签订的《辛丑条约》中的赔款称为“庚子赔款”或简称“庚款”。这次赔款,帝国主义国家勒索白银达四亿五千万两,成为中国历史上数额最大的一次赔款。美国在庚子赔款中索取白银三千多万两,由于索款过多,因此才有交涉退还之举。此举最初始于中国驻美公使梁诚向美国当局
On June 10, 1900, the Allied Forces of the Eight Powers invaded China because this year was the Gengzian year of the Chinese lunar calendar. Therefore, the indemnity in the Xinchuu Treaty signed on September 7, 1901 was called “Gengzi Indemnity ”Or“ G ”for short. This indemnity, the imperialist countries extorted silver up to 450 million taels, became the largest indemnity in Chinese history. The United States asked for more than 30 million U.S. dollars in compensation for its losses in Gengzi. As there were too many claims, there was a negotiated refund. The move started with Liang Cheng, the Chinese minister to the United States, to the U.S. authorities