"This effort to deter news coverage is a gross violation of Chinese government rules governing foreign correspondents," the FCCC said in a statement.
Chinese government regulations governing foreign journalists in China state expressly that such prior permission is not required to film in public spaces.
The Foreign Correspondents Clubb of China said in a statement that the authorities' "effort to deter news coverage is a gross violation of Chinese government rules governing foreign correspondents".
"New and existing clients are asking very specific questions now" about the rules and regulations governing representation of foreign governments, he said.
They include the new laws governing foreign students - government contracts for scientific research now specify that international students be excluded from funded projects - and a new Freedom of Information Act, which it says makes it harder to access government documents.
Companies have also been charged with abandoning the central cities, profiting from military contracts, misrepresenting their merchandise, and investing in foreign countries governed by repressive regimes.
American companies are already subject to laws governing foreign investments, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and the Securities and Exchange Commission now requires companies to report on investments in oil, gas and mineral industries overseas under the Dodd-Frank legislation that Congress adopted in 2010.
Mr Hogan confirmed to the BBC that his airline was "evaluating" whether to take a stake in India's second largest carrier, Jet Airways, following the Indian government's relaxation of rules governing foreign direct investment.
Kartik Maheshwari: The Indian government has revised its existing policy governing foreign investments in e-commerce marketplaces by issuing Press Note 2 of 2018 ("Revised Policy") which imposes additional conditions on e-commerce entities with foreign investment.
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