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.

China went up against a K-pop giant — and lost

October 29, 2020

Arthur Tam | Washington Post | 27 October 2020 | Read the originally published news here Hell hath no fury like a legion of loyal K-pop fans scorned. This month, K-pop group BTS accepted the Korea Society’s James A. Van … Continued The post China went up against a K-pop read more →

Why do so many Asian nations want to be in China’s debt?

October 28, 2020

Brahma Chellaney | Nikkei Asia | October 26, 2020 | Read the originally published news here Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and author of nine books, including “Asian Juggernaut: The Rise of China, India and Japan.” China’s debt-trap diplomacy, redolent of … Continued The post Why do so many Asian nations read more →

China has ramped up military presence across LAC. Ladakh isn’t only target

October 28, 2020

Xi Jinping’s Chinese Communist Party is executing plans to control Buddhist culture in Tibet while the People’s Liberation Army builds a military wall on the border with India. Shishir Gupta, Hindustan Times. October 26, 2020. Read original news here. In his August speech, … Continued The post China has ramped up military presence read more →

Chinese Misbehavior Increases Support for Taiwan

October 27, 2020

By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan | October 24, 2020 | Read the originally published news here As China’s relations with many countries in the region and outside deteriorate, sympathy for Taiwan and its plight is growing. While there is little to indicate that … Continued The post Chinese Misbehavior Increases Support for Taiwan read more →

Thousands Held in Inner Mongolia As Crackdown on Language Protesters Continues

October 27, 2020

Reported by Qiao Long and Sun Cheng for RFA’s Mandarin Service. Translated and edited by Luisetta Mudie. Read the article here. Chinese authorities in the northern region of Inner Mongolia have detained at least 8,000 ethnic Mongolians amid regionwide resistance … Continued The post Thousands Held in Inner Mongolia As read more →

Future war with China will be tech-intensive

October 27, 2020

Yogesh Gupta for The Tribune. Read the article here. Monday, 26 October 2020 China’s goal in a future war will be to seek information superiority by attacking and destroying its enemy’s information networks by using electronic, electromagnetic and firepower attacks. … Continued The post Future war with China will be read more →

Claude Arpi | Step up pressure on Xi; bring France into Quad

October 27, 2020

Claude Arpi, Deccan Chronicle. Oct 22, 2020. Read original news here. The world is becoming aware of the double standards in Chinese propaganda, and for the first time it is taking steps to counter its moves  An Indian army convoy … Continued The post Claude Arpi | Step up pressure read more →

DNA Exclusive: China’s epistle objecting to Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu’s interview with WION éxposes its expansionist design

October 26, 2020

Zee News | 24 October 2020 | Read the originally published news here New Delhi: China is irked over the recent interview of Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu with WION, an international news channel of Zee Media, as it lodged a … Continued The post DNA Exclusive: China’s epistle objecting to read more →

Interview: Law prof and rights expert Michael Davis says Beijing putting ‘severe pressure’ on Hong Kong courts, security law a rights violation

October 24, 2020

by RHODA KWAN | Hong Kong Free Press | 18 OCTOBER 2020 | Read the originally published news here Beijing’s new national security law is aimed at crushing dissent in Hong Kong and its people could eventually face a broadly similar fate … Continued The post Interview: Law prof and rights expert read more →

After United Kingdom, Sweden bans Huawei from upcoming 5G networks

October 23, 2020

WION | 20 October 2020 | Read the originally published news here Sweden on Tuesday announced that it has banned the use of telecom equipment from China’s Huawei from upcoming 5G networks. The announcement comes as a major setback for the company … Continued The post After United Kingdom, Sweden bans Huawei read more →