A report by a group of foreign journalists in China said  that media freedom in the country is declining at a rapid  pace. The report said journalists there face physical assaults, hacking, online trolling and visa denials.The Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC) of China added that  local journalists in mainland China and Hong Kong are also being targeted.<br />''<br />''However, China has labeled the FCC an  illegal organization.<br />'' <br />''It comes as the world's media turn their attention to the Beijing Winter Olympics, which is already under scrutiny due to alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang and a crackdown in Hong Kong.<br />''<br />''The report found that foreign journalists are being harassed so severely by the state that a handful of correspondents have left mainland China. Others have been forced to come up with emergency exit plans as a precaution.<br />