Established by prominent reformist in China Liang Qichao, The Chinese Progress was the most influential reformist newspaper during the Hundred Day Reform Movement (June – September 1898).Liang Qichao saw the effectiveness of the Western press in disseminating ideas and influencing public opinion and he was the first Chinese to use the newspaper as a platform to educate the public and win them over to the reformist cause.This popular newspaper was distributed to many Chinese provinces and more significantly to countries outside China such as Japan and Singapore. In Singapore, the distributor for The Chinese Progress was Hong Fa Zhan (鸿发栈).
