The journalism of China has a very long history, but its development was very slow because of its own defect Exactly speaking , the modem newspapering of China was initiated by foreign missionaries.

• 中国新闻传播业虽然历史悠久，但由于其自身的局限性，发展极为缓慢，至近代已渐趋于停滞。真正意义上的近代报业是由西方传教士率先开辟的。