The Foreign Correspondents' Club Hong Kong

Club Online Zoom Event: The Covid-19 Crisis in Hong Kong and China

24 Mar 2022 12:00 PM — 01:00 PM

ONLINE ZOOM EVENT The Covid-19 Crisis in Hong Kong and China PANEL Thursday, March 24, 2022 12pm HKT on Zoom Experts say Hong Kong's fifth wave has peaked, but the city currently has the world's...

Club Online Zoom Event- Book Talk: ‘Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy’

15 Mar 2022 12:00 PM — 01:00 PM

ONLINE ZOOM EVENT Book Talk: ‘Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy’ SPEAKER ERICH SCHWARTZEL Tuesday, March 15, 2022 12pm HKT on Zoom 'Red Carpet: Hollywood,...

FCCC: Foreign Press Face ‘Unprecedented Hurdles’ In Covering China

February 1, 2022

Foreign journalists in China face growing threats of harassment and intimidation, while news organizations there are operating at drastically reduced staffing levels, according to an annual report on working conditions by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China. “As the number of journalists...

Book Review: ‘China’s Russian Princess’ by Mark O’Neill

January 27, 2022

One of the most enigmatic characters to have played a role in China’s recent history is the subject of a new biography greatly relished by Mark Jones. The subtitle of Mark O’Neill’s latest book, China’s Russian Princess, reads “The Silent Wife of Chiang Ching-Kuo”. There is no dramatic licence...

Q&A: Michael Sheridan, Author of ‘The Gate to China’

January 26, 2022

Michael Sheridan sheds some light on his latest book, The Gate to China, an epic history of the rise of the People’s Republic and the decline of Hong Kong. By Ed Peters What first led you to China? Michael Sheridan: I was working with The Independent’s star photographer in Italy when the news...

Journalist Arrests on the Rise in China

January 25, 2022

In December, journalism advocacy group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) issued “The Great Leap Backwards of Journalism in China”, an 80-page report cataloguing the assault on press freedom across the country. In the foreword, RSF Secretary-General Christophe Deloire contends that President Xi J...

Club Lunch: The Scottish Botanist Who Stole the Tea of China

27 Jan 2022 12:30 PM — 02:00 PM

LUNCH TALK The Scottish Botanist Who Stole the Tea of China SPEAKER Mark O’Neill Journalist and Author Thursday, January 27, 2022 12:30pm for 12:45pm – Lunch 1:10pm – Address First Floor ...