(1) The earliest and most foreign-language commercial newspapers, mainly English newspapers, directly serve their economic activities in Shanghai. The earliest newspaper was Zilin Xibao, which was regarded as the mouthpiece of the British colonial authorities. In addition to Zilin West Newspaper, from 1860 to 1894, outsiders also founded more than 30 English newspapers and periodicals in Shanghai Concession. Besides English newspapers, there are Portuguese, French and Japanese newspapers. Most of these newspapers are commercial newspapers founded by businessmen, but they all stand in their own country's position politically, safeguarding the country's interests in China, showing the semi-colonial color of modern newspapers in China.
(2) After foreign newspapers and periodicals, from the late 1950s of 19, foreigners published China newspapers and periodicals in Shanghai, headed by Christian missionaries. 1857, Liuhe Congtan, the first modern newspaper in China, was founded in Shanghai. After the Second Opium War, the number of missionary newspapers and periodicals increased greatly. Up to 1894, many kinds of 10 have been published, and the most influential one is the World Bulletin. Although the purpose of these newspapers and periodicals is to expand the influence of Christianity, their contents have their own emphasis, some are mainly missionary, and some are mainly introducing scientific knowledge.
(3) Since 1960s, foreigners have started to set up Chinese business newspapers in Shanghai. The first commercial newspaper in China was Shanghai New Newspaper. The second China commercial newspaper, Shenbao, was founded with the primary purpose of making profits, and later developed into the most influential Chinese newspaper in old China. 1882, Zilin Foreign Firm founded Zilin Shanghai Newspaper, the third business newspaper in China. From 65438 to 0893, another China Business Daily News was born in Shanghai.