Chinese Repository And Sino-American Cultural Exchange

From The Empress of China arrived at Huangpu port, Guang Dong province in1784 to The Treaty of Wangxia signed in 1844, this period is called the early stage ofSino-American relation. During this period, the relationship between China andAmerica was basically peace and calm. The two countries generally hadn't haveconflicts on sovereignty. What's more, the early stage of Sino-American culturalexchange was another important aspect. Chinese Repository is the first Englishnewspaper established by American missionaries in 1832. It revealed every aspect ofthis period's Sino-American relation. Chinese Repository showed us that theAmerican missionaries used Chinese Repository as a cultural exchange medium, torelate the eastern and western culture, and American government employed culturalexchange to reach its political aim in profile.