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.

Ten Tibetans sentenced for protesting against a slaughter company built by the Chinese government

August 2, 2020

FreeTibet.org | 31 July 2020 | Read the original news here The protestors also demanded compensation for confiscated land. On 29 June, ten Tibetans were sentenced to between 8 to 13 years in prison and fined after a 14-hour court … Continued The post Ten Tibetans sentenced for protesting against read more →

Americans Fault China for Its Role in the Spread of COVID-19

August 1, 2020

Unfavorable views of China reach new historic high, and a majority supports taking a tougher stand on human rights BY LAURA SILVER, KAT DEVLIN AND CHRISTINE HUANG | Pew Research Centre | Global Attitude and Trends | Read the research article here Americans’ views … Continued The post Americans Fault China for Its Role read more →

Hong Kong police arrest four under new security law in move slammed by rights group

July 31, 2020

Reporting by Joyce Zhou, Carol Mang, Yanni Chow and Jessie Pang; Writing by Anne Marie Roantree; Editing by Lincoln Feast and Michael Perry for Reuters. Read original news here. HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police have arrested four people … Continued The post Hong Kong police arrest four under read more →

What is China doing in Tibet’s last village along Himachal border?

July 31, 2020

Villagers in Charang village in Kinnaur district of Himachal have observed development and road construction along Chinese border in Tibet in Khimkulla Pass areas of Tango and Yamrang, which are near Charang and Chhitkul areas on the Indian side. Col … Continued The post What is China doing in Tibet’s read more →

Water wars: Mekong River another front in U.S.-China rivalry

July 30, 2020

Kay Johnson, Panu Wongcha-um | Reuters | 24 July 2020 | Read the original news here BANGKOK (Reuters) – The Mekong River has become a new front in U.S.-China rivalry, environmentalists and officials say, with Beijing overtaking Washington in both spending and … Continued The post Water wars: Mekong River another front read more →

World Hepatitis Day 2020

July 29, 2020

WHO | 28 July 2020 | Read the post here 325 million people are living with viral hepatitis B and C 900,000 deaths per year caused by hepatitis B virus infection 10 % of people living with hepatitis B and … Continued The post World Hepatitis Day 2020 appeared first read more →

Satellite images reveal continued Chinese military build-up in Tibet and Aksai Chin areas

July 29, 2020

Snehesh Alex Philip for The Print. Read the original article here. According to an assessment, Chinese troops appear to be getting ready for long & harsh winters, making the Indian Army cautious about the disengagement process. New Delhi: Indian satellite images as … Continued The post Satellite images reveal continued Chinese military read more →

The Chinese Communist Party Is an Environmental Catastrophe

July 29, 2020

BY RICHARD SMITH | Foreign Policy | JULY 27, 2020 | Read the original article here As China struggles to recover economically from the impact of the pandemic, it is set to deal a painful blow to global efforts to fight climate change. … Continued The post The Chinese Communist Party Is an read more →

How a Chinese agent used LinkedIn to hunt for targets

July 28, 2020

By Kevin Ponniah for BBC News. Read original news here. Jun Wei Yeo, an ambitious and freshly enrolled Singaporean PhD student, was no doubt delighted when he was invited to give a presentation to Chinese academics in Beijing in 2015. His … Continued The post How a Chinese agent used LinkedIn read more →

Tibet in mind: Why China chose to close US Consulate in Chengdu amid other options

July 28, 2020

Geeta Mohan for India Today. Read the original article here. Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province in western China, is an important post for the US since it covers consular affairs in several provinces including Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous … Continued The post Tibet in mind: Why China chose read more →