Foreign Correspondents' Club of China
驻华外国记者协会 | |
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| Formation | 1981 |
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| Headquarters | Beijing, China |
| Website | fccchina |
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of China (FCCC; Chinese: 驻华外国记者协会) is the professional organization of foreign journalists based in Beijing, China.[1]
In July 2018, because FCCC was not officially registered, the Chinese government considered the organization to be an illegal organization.[2][3][4]
History
[edit]The club was established in 1981 as the Foreign Correspondents Club of Beijing.[5]
In January 2019, the FCCC published a report titled “Under Watch: Reporting in China’s Surveillance State” that outlined a significant crackdown on reporting, particularly in Xinjiang.[6]
In January 2022, the FCCC published a report outlining how foreign journalists in China were subject to rising intimidation by the Chinese government.[7][3][8]
In February 2022, the FCCC condemned treatment of foreign journalists covering the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[9] These included government interference with interviews and online attacks, along with physical altercations against journalists by security.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Davidson, Helen (2022-01-31). "Foreign journalists in China subject to rising intimidation, survey finds". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "中国驻瑞典大使馆发言人就瑞典《快报》有关涉华文章发表谈话". Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Sweden. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ^ a b "China: Media freedom declining at 'breakneck speed' - report". 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "China Takes Aim at 'Illegal' Club for Foreign Correspondents". Bloomberg.com. 2021-04-01. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "Club History | Foreign Correspondents' Club of China". fccchina.org. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "It's Getting Harder to Report in China, Foreign Journalists Say". Bloomberg.com. 2019-01-29. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ Madhok, Diksha (2022-01-31). "From visa denials to online trolling, foreign journalists in China say they face 'unprecedented hurdles' | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "China's Foreign Reporters Facing 'Unprecedented Hurdles'". Bloomberg.com. 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ Davidson, Helen (2022-02-21). "Journalists' group 'dismayed' by treatment at Beijing Winter Olympics". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
- ^ "China: Censorship Mars Beijing Olympics | Human Rights Watch". 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2024-10-03.