Contact is taking a holiday!

Contact is taking a break after 25 years of bringing you news of Tibet and Tibetan issues. We are celebrating our 25 years by bringing you the story of Contact and the people who have made it happen, and our archive is still there for you to access at any time, and below you can read the story of Contact, how it came into being and the wonderful reflections of the people who have made it happen over the years.

When and how Contact will re-emerge and evolve will be determined by those who become involved.

Saving Tibet from CCP is crucial for Asia’s future

November 21, 2020

Binay Kumar Singh for Indo-Asian News Service. Read the original article here. Xi Jinping, leader-for-life of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has recently directed his party members to “form an impregnable fortress in maintaining stability” by strengthening the role of … Continued The post Saving Tibet from CCP is crucial read more →

How China’s Military-Style Labor Programs in Tibet Operate

November 20, 2020

Thubten Samphel | Taiwan Times | 17 November 2020 | Read the originally published news here Why does the CCP operate military-style mass coercive labor programs in Tibet?  The goal is to fuse Tibetans, Uighurs and other minorities into the majority … Continued The post How China’s Military-Style Labor Programs in read more →

US House passes bipartisan resolution on Tibet

November 20, 2020

PTI | 19 November 2020 | Read the original article here. A bipartisan resolution recognising the cultural and religious significance of an autonomous Tibet and seeking peaceful solutions to the conflict was passed by the US House of Representatives. The … Continued The post US House passes bipartisan resolution on read more →

Beginning of the end of the pandemic

November 19, 2020

Anirban Mahapatra, Live Mint. 18 Nov 2020. Read original news here. A year from now, India is likely to be in the midst of a massive vaccination initiative. What’s the fine print? There are long days ahead. But there’s reason … Continued The post Beginning of the end of the read more →

Arunachal shares border with Tibet, not China; nobody can erase history: CM Pema Khandu

November 19, 2020

By Prasanta Mazumdar | Express News Service | Read the originally published news here ITANAGAR: The Central government may officially call it India-China border but for Arunachal, the neighbouring region remains Tibet, occupied by China. Chief Minister Pema Khandu categorically stated that … Continued The post Arunachal shares border with Tibet, not read more →

China Bans Smoke Offerings Outside Lhasa’s Jokhang Temple

November 19, 2020

Reported by Lhuboom for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Dorjee Damdul. Written in English by Richard Finney. Read the article here. China is now banning offerings of burnt juniper boughs and other fragrant smoke outside the iconic Jokhang temple in … Continued The post China Bans Smoke Offerings Outside Lhasa’s read more →

Vaccine Will Not Be Enough To Stop Pandemic: WHO Chief

November 18, 2020

The pandemic is raging months after it broke out, with infections soaring past 54 million and claiming more than 1.3 million lives. Agence France-Presse. November 16, 2020. Read original news here. Mr Tedros said that supplies of the vaccine would initially … Continued The post Vaccine Will Not Be Enough To read more →

Canadian and Swiss ambassadors to China make a rare visit to Tibet

November 18, 2020

WION. Read the article here. Canadian and Swiss ambassadors to China made rare visits to Tibet in the past two months, observing local conditions and raising issues of worry with their Chinese hosts, yet have remained to a great extent remained quiet so far … Continued The post Canadian and Swiss ambassadors to China read more →

Citizen journalist facing jail in China for Wuhan Covid reporting

November 18, 2020

Helen Davidson in Taipei | The Guardian | 16 Nov 2020 | Read the originally published news here A Chinese citizen journalist detained since May for reporting on the coronavirus outbreak from Wuhan is facing up to five years in jail after … Continued The post Citizen journalist facing jail in China read more →

Continued Melting of Ice in Tibet Worries Scientists

November 17, 2020

Martin Quin Pollard reported this story for Reuters. Mario Ritter Jr. adapted it for VOA Learning English. Ashley Thompson was the editor| Voice of America. November 15, 2020. Read original news here. Glaciers in China’s bleak, rugged Qilian mountains are disappearing … Continued The post Continued Melting of Ice in Tibet read more →