Violence against foreign journalists

The FCCC board on Friday sent the following letter to Ms. Chen Mingjian at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Information Department, protesting about the violent treatment of foreign correspondents outside the court where Xu Zhiyong was being tried last Wednesday. These...

Foreign Correspondents Club of China Year-end Statement

Dec 9, 2013 Reviewing the conditions under which foreign reporters work in China, the FCCC is disturbed to note a number of negative trends over the past year. –  In particular, we have found that the Chinese authorities are increasingly using the denial of...

FCCC statement on Chris Buckley case

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China strongly regrets that New York Times correspondent Chris Buckley has been forced to leave mainland China because of delays in his journalistic accreditation. The Chinese government has not explained its reasons for the three...

FCCC Statement on Reporting in Western Sichuan

The Chinese authorities have set up a massive security cordon in an attempt to prevent journalists from entering Tibetan areas in Western Sichuan Province where major unrest – including killings and self-immolations – has been reported. The FCCC considers this a clear...