The Taiwan Foreign Correspondents Club (TFCC; ) is an organization of foreign media in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. Founded in 1998, the organizes events and briefings with Taiwanese politicians and journalists. Thompson Chau, who covers Myanmar, Taiwan and Asia for

Nikkei Asia ''Nikkei Asia'', known as ''Nikkei Asian Review'' between 2013 and 2020, is a major Japan-based English-language weekly news magazine focused on the Asian continent, although it also covers broader international developments. It is headquartere ...

, serves as the club's president.

History

On 10 May 2024, the TFCC hosted the award ceremony for the 2024 Human Rights Press Awards for Asia. Taiwanese President

Tsai Ing-wen Tsai Ing-wen (; pinyin: ''Cài Yīngwén''; born 31 August 1956) is a Taiwanese politician and legal scholar who served as the seventh president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2016 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party ...

was the event's keynote speaker, and praised the country's role as a hub for international media.

References

Foreign correspondents' clubs

External links

TFCC Home Page
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