(Be any nation you want, including your own made-up nation if you wish!)

You were just minding your own business as a country, being one of the multiple nations that want a share of the Chinese 'cake'. You were sitting in your embassy in Beijing until someone entered your office. It was an ambassador, and he looked worried.

Ambassador: "We are in trouble. The Boxer Rebellion has just raided our part of China, and they have killed many civilians. What do we do?"