Foreign Correspondents' Club of China

The FCCC's annual Media Freedoms Report on the state of independent reporting in China is out. Here is the full report : fccchina.org/2025/08/18/med… TLDR?; unroll this thread for a summary 🧵 #journalism #China #correspondent

The unpredictable treatment of foreign reporters, combined with the predictably hostile environment for Chinese colleagues, led most correspondents to conclude that reporting conditions deteriorated further in 2024. /// 🧵

However, serious challenges persist : a staggering 98 % of respondents said working conditions rarely or never met international standards.

The FCCC's annual Media Freedoms Report on the state of independent reporting in China is out. Here is the full report : fccchina.org/2025/08/18/med… TLDR?; unroll this thread for a summary 🧵 #journalism #China #correspondent

Yet another example of the difficulties of reporting in China ⤵️

@WSJ 5/ We remind the media organizations operating in China that the freedom of association is a fundamental right and an inseparable element of the press freedoms they publicly advocate. END

@WSJ 4/ In its 43 years’ history, the FCCC has proven to be an invaluable space for the exchange of ideas among foreign journalists in China and for the support of their work, as well as a channel of dialogue with the Chinese authorities.

1/ FCCC statement on pressure from media outlets against journalists joining professional associations: fccchina.org/2024/07/18/fcc…

Hong Kong Journalists Association chair Selina Cheng said she was fired from the Wall Street Journal over press freedom advocacy. Cheng was told by her WSJ supervisor that her role leading the press union was "incompatible" with her job. @AFP story: bit.ly/3Y7xd17

#HongKong🇭🇰: Selina Cheng, newly elected chairperson of @HKJA_Official, has been terminated from her position at the Wall Street Journal just weeks after editors pressured her to withdraw from running in the union’s election. @IFJGlobal ifj.org/media-centre/n…

Read our statement on HKJA chairperson Selina Cheng's termination by The Wall Street Journal: @HKJA_Official @selina_cheng @WSJ fcchk.org/fcc-statement-…

“Ben Lim was one of a kind. He was an intrepid reporter, plugged in with a wide array of stories. He broke many big stories. He was a seasoned China analyst.” Read more remembrances of Ben here: fccchina.org/2024/05/21/in-…

The Foreign Correspondents' Club of China deeply mourns the passing of Benjamin Kang Lim, a veteran journalist who covered Greater China for almost four decades. fccchina.org/2024/05/21/in-…

Pleased to have been involved in the re-launch of the FCCC in 1980 after it was shut down in the Mao-era. Good to see it's challenging restrictions and harrassment under which foreign correspondents operate, as we did in those early days 👇

Niet heel verrassend, maar het blijft schokkend. Ook opvallend: China zet nu ook drones in om journalisten te monitoren 👇.