《2006中国报业发展报告》中这样论述:“中国报业的几次增长周期分别为1990-1993;1994-1999;2000-2004,其中2000-2004年是最为强劲的一波。在前三次周期性增长中,晚报都市类报纸都是重要的拉动力量……在即将到来的第四个增长周期中,以数量扩张为主要增长方式的中心城市都市报,将难以成为第四增长周期的驱动力量……” In the Report on China’s Press Development in 2006, it is stated in this way: “The several growth cycles of China’s newspaper industry were 1990-1993, 1994-1999 and 2000-2004 respectively, of which the most powerful one was in 2000-2004. In the three cyclical growth periods, the Evening Newspaper of Metropolitan Class is an important driving force ... In the forthcoming fourth growth cycle, the central urban metropolis daily newspaper with the main mode of growth in quantity expansion will hardly be the fourth growth cycle Driving force ... ”