严复是近代中国向西方寻找救国真理的著名代表。他最早比较系统地将西方资产阶级的自然科学理论、哲学、政治经济学、社会学等知识介绍给中国人,成为近代中国著名的启蒙思想家。1897年10月他在天津创办了《国闻报》,通过该报进行维新宣传,直至1898年9月百日维新后报纸停刊,前后将近一年时间。这一时期,严复对报纸倾注了大量心血,使之与梁启超在上海创办的《时务报》南北呼应,成为北方宣传变法维新的主要舆论阵地。 Yan Fu is a well-known representative of modern China seeking the truth of national salvation from the West. He first systematically introduced the western bourgeoisie’s theories of natural science, philosophy, political economy and sociology to the Chinese and became a famous enlightenment thinker in modern China. In October 1897, he founded The State Newspaper in Tianjin and carried out advocacy work through the newspaper until September 18, 1898, when the newspaper’s publication was suspended for nearly a year. During this period, Yan Fu devoted a great deal of effort to the newspaper and echoed the “Current Affairs Newspaper,” which was founded by Liang Qichao in Shanghai, as the key public opinion position in advocating reform and reform in the North.