19世纪30年代,在新教传教士开始登陆中国布道和西方资本主义列强开始觊觎中国的双重大背景之下,《中国丛报》应运而生。它能够成功创刊离不开在华传教士和西方商人的共同努力。《中国丛报》创刊的动机主要有三个:一是传教士出于在华顺利开展布道工作的动机;二是西方社会出于了解中国、认识中国的动机;三是西方商人出于要打开中国市场开展贸易活动的动机。总之,它的创刊体现了包括西方基督教会和商人在内的西方世界的意志和要求。 In the 1830s, the “China Journal” emerged as the Protestant missionaries began to land in China and the western capitalist powers started to vilify China. The success of its publication can not be separated from the joint efforts of missionaries in China and Western merchants. There are mainly three motives for the launch of China Communique: one is the motivation of missionaries to carry out evangelistic work in China; the other is the motivation of western societies to understand China and understand China; and the third reason is that Western businessmen, out of wanting to open China Market motivation for trading activities. In short, its inauguration reflects the will and demand of the Western world, including the Western Christian Church and merchants.