For anyone who knows this picture, can you please tell me the authors point of view. Thank you!

You can find the answer in Wikipedia

THE BOXER UPRISING AND CHINA INLAND MISSION

A French Cartoon of 1898 criticising other powers for their Colonial interest in China (the French character to the right is looking on with concern)

In northern China, as the 19th Century drew to a close, a more determined resistance to foreign rule finally emerged.