Chinese Newspapers Collection at Proquest (1852-1953)Through the Chinese Newspapers Collection researchers can explore the ending of more than 2000 years of imperial rule in China, the Taiping Rebellion, the Opium Wars with Great Britain, the Boxer Rebellion, and the events leading up to the 1911 Xinhai Revolution and the subsequent founding of the Republic of China. The collection is also a source of reports on China's relationship with Japan, including the First and Second Sino-Japanese Wars leading up to World War II.