The ''Tsingtauer Neueste Nachrichten'' (Tsingtau Sin Pau) was a

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newspaper published in Qingdao from 1904 to 1914. Fritz Seeker was the editor.Walravens, p
91
"Tsingtauer Neueste Nachrichten (1904-1914, daily; edited by Fritz Seeker)," "The outbreak of World War I led to a close-down of German publishing in Tsingtau as the Japanese took over there." The newspaper served the locals in Qingdao and various German companies in the

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, and the methods and trades of Christian missionaries.Kim, p
18
"Insbesondere die in Tsingtau erschienene deutschsprachige Zeitung „Tsingtauer Neueste Nachrichten" mit ihren Berichten über die Aktivitäten der westlichen Großmächte in Ostasien, über die Verwaltung des deutschen Gouvernements Kiautschou, den Handel und die vor Ort tätigen christliche Mission erwies sich als eine wichtige Quelle." - The footnote says "Diese Zeitungen zwar fuer die deutschen Leser bestimmt, aber beinhalten auch einige kritische Artikel, die von Chinakennem wie Richard Wilhelm oder dem erfahrenen deutschen Dolemstcher Heinrich Mootz gescrieben wurden." When

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broke out, the Japanese took over Qingdao and the publishing of German newspapers ended.

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* Kim, Chun-shik. ''Deutscher Kulturimperialismus in China: Deutsches Kolonialschulwesen in Kiautschou(China) 1898-1914''.

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, 1912. * Walravens, Hartmut. "German Influence on the Press in China." - In: ''Newspapers in International Librarianship: Papers Presented by the Newspaper Section at IFLA General Conferences''.

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- This version does not include the footnotes visible in the Walter de Gruyter version **Also available in Walravens, Hartmut and Edmund King. ''Newspapers in international librarianship: papers presented by the newspapers section at IFLA General Conferences''. K.G. Saur, 2003. , 9783598218378.

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