<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>About us</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">The Financial Times is one of the world’s leading news organisations, globally recognised for its authority, integrity and accuracy, with a mission to deliver quality information and services worldwide.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">At the FT, curiosity thrives and ambitious thinking is rewarded. Here, you’re given the chance to reach millions, create work that matters and deliver impartial journalism in a polarised world.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">In our warm, collaborative culture, you’ll connect with a diverse community of experts who support your growth, career aspirations and wellbeing.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Your future at the FT will be filled with opportunities that challenge and inspire you. With no fixed path, you’ll discover new skills and forge a career that can take you anywhere.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><em>Build a newsworthy career at the FT.</em></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>The Role</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">The Financial Times is seeking an enterprising and creative journalist to join our team covering business and finance in China. China has gone well beyond reshaping the global economy to shaking up the corporate world and the global financial system as well. The rise of Chinese automobile brands such as BYD, Chinese consumer phenomena such as Popmart and big Chinese financial players such as Ping An and Ant Financial are all examples of trends where we want to break ground for our readers.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">We anticipate that this role will initially be based in Hong Kong but with the intention of moving to one of our bureaux in China - located in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou - on receipt of the appropriate visa. The precise beat that the correspondent takes on is for discussion and the most active sectors change over time.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">N</span><span style="color: #222222;">ews is the heart of the job - and we will look for the correspondent to break stories with their reporting and interviews - but we also want and expect the</span><span style="color: #000000;">m to write across a range of formats, from sharp analysis to magazine features, with an eye for the big picture.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">You will be working with a team of China experts; mutual support and teamwork is part of the role. There are many opportunities for travel across the varied landscapes of China. You may also be asked to represent the FT at events and work on podcasts or video. For an ambitious and talented journalist, keen to make their mark, few jobs could be better.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Your Skills</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">This is a job for a writer and a reporter. The core of the role is to find and tell stories about business and finance in China.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">You will have the ability, working with local researchers, to identify the news that matters and then write it in a way that resonates with an audience of financiers, politicians, executives and professionals around the world.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Government touches every area of business life in China so the ability to access and work with regulatory sources would be valuable.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">A correspondent with some years of experience reporting for a mainstream publication, ideally about China, would be preferable. </span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">A level of resilience and tenacity is essential, given limits on the free flow of information in China, and pushback from the authorities.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Good communication skills are vital. You will regularly pitch ideas to editors in Hong Kong and deliver copy when promised. </span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">You are also collegiate: working closely with colleagues is one of the pleasures of FT life. </span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Good working knowledge of Mandarin would be extremely beneficial.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Please submit your application by the end of the day, Monday 26th October 2026.</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>The use of AI</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Original reporting, great writing and intelligent commentary lie at the heart of FT journalism. Our readers trust us to produce quality journalism that is accurate, fair and insightful. This is why FT editorial staff do not by default use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to write articles or create other reader-facing content. For specific and pre-approved cases, AI can be harness