Looked at from the point of view of the present day, the reports in Dongfang Pictorial were clearly aimed at stirring up nationalist feeling and hatred for the enemy, with the evident goal being to appeal to people's loyalty and to bolster morale.
以今日的眼光看來，「東方畫報」的報導的確煽情，目的非常明顯：希望鼓舞士氣，激發民族同仇敵愾之心。