Foreign Correspondents' Club of China
{{Infobox organization
| name = Foreign Correspondents' Club of China
| formation = {{start date and age|1981}}
| native_name = 驻华外国记者协会
| native_name_lang = zh
| image = Foreign Correspondents' Club of China logo.png
| headquarters = Beijing, China
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of China (FCCC; {{Lang-zh|c=驻华外国记者协会}}) is the professional organization of foreign journalists based in Beijing, China.{{Cite news |last=Davidson |first=Helen |date=2022-01-31 |title=Foreign journalists in China subject to rising intimidation, survey finds |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/31/foreign-journalists-china-intimidation-survey |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
In July 2018, because FCCC was not officially registered, the Chinese government considered the organization to be an illegal organization.{{Cite web |title=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 |url=https://se.china-embassy.gov.cn/sgxw/201807/t20180703_2902914.htm |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Sweden}}{{Cite news |date=2022-01-31 |title=China: Media freedom declining at 'breakneck speed' - report |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-60174238 |access-date=2024-10-03 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |date=2021-04-01 |title=China Takes Aim at 'Illegal' Club for Foreign Correspondents |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-01/china-takes-aim-at-illegal-club-for-foreign-correspondents |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}
History
The club was established in 1981 as the Foreign Correspondents Club of Beijing.{{Cite web |title=Club History {{!}} Foreign Correspondents' Club of China |url=https://fccchina.org/about/club-history/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=fccchina.org}}
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.{{Cite news |date=2019-01-29 |title=It's Getting Harder to Report in China, Foreign Journalists Say |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-29/it-s-getting-harder-for-foreign-journalists-to-report-in-china?embedded-checkout=true |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}
In January 2022, the FCCC published a report outlining how foreign journalists in China were subject to rising intimidation by the Chinese government.{{Cite web |last=Madhok |first=Diksha |date=2022-01-31 |title=From visa denials to online trolling, foreign journalists in China say they face 'unprecedented hurdles' {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/media/china-foreign-journalists-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=CNN |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2022-01-31 |title=China's Foreign Reporters Facing 'Unprecedented Hurdles' |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-31/china-s-foreign-reporters-complain-of-unprecedented-hurdles |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}}
In February 2022, the FCCC condemned treatment of foreign journalists covering the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.{{Cite news |last=Davidson |first=Helen |date=2022-02-21 |title=Journalists' group 'dismayed' by treatment at Beijing Winter Olympics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/feb/21/journalist-beijing-winter-olympics-foreign-correspondents-club |access-date=2024-10-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} These included government interference with interviews and online attacks, along with physical altercations against journalists by security.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-18 |title=China: Censorship Mars Beijing Olympics {{!}} Human Rights Watch |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/02/18/china-censorship-mars-beijing-olympics |access-date=2024-10-03 |language=en}}