Kang and Liang played the same role when they jointly carried out the reform and reform. Although the reform failed in the end, it played the role of ideological enlightenment. In the Revolution of 1911, Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao became royalists, which was of reactionary significance.

In contrast, Liang Qichao is more courageous than Kang Youwei. After Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, Liang still advocated constitutional monarchy, but clearly opposed Yuan Shikai's proclaimed himself emperor. Judging from the historical contribution, Liang Qichao's "New History" obviously has milestone significance and great influence.

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Liang Qichao is good at explaining major current issues and profound truths in simple and fluent words. His articles are often full of emotion and very inspiring. His bold attack on feudal autocracy and vigorous propaganda on western capitalist system had great appeal among intellectuals at that time.

Even a famous scholar like Yan Fu commented that "being an official document pen is self-sufficient. Since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, there have been many achievements in newspaper writing, and a piece of paper is one of the shrugs. " Thanks to Liang Qichao's participation, The Times's influence expanded rapidly, and its sales volume reached more than 10,000 copies in a few months, which was "unprecedented since China had a newspaper". Liang Qichao's reputation is also growing.