Making the world better, one answer at a time. It means your physician has an MD, a Medical Degree in allpathic medicine. He also has an MS, a Master's of Science degree. In other words, he is a doctor of medicine and he has a master's degree in some science discipline as well.
As a result of the Boxer Rebellion, China was subjected to even greater humiliation. An indemnity of more than $300 million was levied on the nearly bankrupt nation and the government was forced to allow the permanent quartering of foreign soldiers in Beijing.
The Boxer Rebellion was a corruption of the Chinese. The original Chinese Name was the Army of Harmonious Fists. The only translation into English was Boxers. The Boxers were rebelling against the Foreign/European influences in China.