This protocol was approved under the conferences between the Powers with no rejection of the Qing Dynasty accepted; the Dynasty (the Dowager Empress/Li Hongzhang) could not help but accept the protocol.
この議定書は、列国協議のもとで清朝に拒否を一切認めない形で認められ、首都北京を占領された清朝（西太后・李鴻章）はこれを呑まざるを得なかった。