1900: Boxer Rebellion flares up in China. April 2, 1900: Murder of 23 Korean citizens in Shanhaikwan, most of them teachers at a local school, had sparked again tensions between Seoul and Beijing. June 5, 1900: The Empress Dowager of China demands the Gwangmu Emperor to hand over reformist Kang You-wei for execution in China, and to stop sending troops at the behest of the 'foreign devils.' The Korean reply is that Kang is "advised" by the Korean government to go to Hong Kong instead. Kang was never caught or handed over to the Chinese authorities. 1905: Russo-Japanese War ends.