The Foreign Correspondents’ Club was founded in 1943 in Japanese-occupied China during World War II. Its first base was in Chongqing, a city controlled by nationalist leader, Chiang Kai-shek. As the struggle between the Nationalists and Mao Zedong’s Communists intensified after the invaders were repelled, the Club moved with the action, first to Nanjing, then to Broadway Mansions in Shanghai….

• FCC membership is open to all. In addition to the correspondents and journalists who remain the heart of the club, we count diplomats, doctors, bankers, lawyers, artists and teachers among our membership and we welcome others keen to join the discussion.

• Club members have access to our facilities from breakfast through to a late nightcap. We offer food and drinks throughout the day as well as a workroom and a gym. As an important media hub, the Club provides a neutral platform for an impressive range of local and international speakers and our great meeting venues can be hired by members for business gatherings, hosting media events and weddings as well as drinks or dinner with friends and guests.

• For more on our dining and hospitality options, click here.

• The FCC also maintains a wide set of reciprocal relationships with other clubs around the world for our members to visit. For more details of the clubs we have links with, and how to arrange visits, please click here.