Chairman of the China Times, Yu Chi-chung said that Shih Pao Magazine was originally published for overseas distribution to people from Taiwan living abroad who were concerned about their homeland.
中國時報董事長余紀忠，在經營報業有成後，有心回報社會，決心不計盈虧，辦一本知識性的雜誌。他有鑑於海外的知識份子，因時空的隔閡，對國內現況常有誤解；為了讓這些關心國事的海外學人多一道瞭解祖國的管道，創辦了時報雜誌。