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’s two faces: After talks with India to resolve border dispute, PLA carries out large-scale manoeuvres

June 9, 2020

Pranav Kulkarni for the Times Now. Read the original article here The exercise, which concluded in a few hours, demonstrated China’s capability to quickly deploy troops and step-up border defences within a short span of time. Beijing: A day after talks … Continued The post China’s two faces: After talks with read more →

China political meetings focus on strengthening control in Tibet

June 7, 2020

International Campaign for Tibet| 4 June 2020| Read original report here This year’s two delayed and shortened political meetings of the Chinese government in Beijing saw a renewed focus on an “anti-separatism campaign” and “stability” and a call for “absolute … Continued The post China political meetings focus on strengthening read more →

Dr Lobsang Sangay: Chinese security law will greatly undermine freedom and democracy in Hong Kong

June 6, 2020

By Shri Ram Shaw| Asianet Newsable| 4 June 2020| Read the original news here In an exclusive interview with Asianet Newsable, Tibet’s self-declared government-in-exile President (Sikyong) Dr Lobsang Sangay said, “It is clear that in the guise of ‘security law’, … Continued The post Dr Lobsang Sangay: Chinese security law read more →

‘Ladakh belongs to India’: Tibet sides with India, exposes China’s expansionist tactics

June 6, 2020

Mudit Bhatnagar| International Business Times| 4 June 2020| Read original news here In a scathing attack on China, the Tibetan exile administration has said that the disputed territories of both Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh have always been a part of … Continued The post ‘Ladakh belongs to India’: Tibet sides read more →

Chinese Troops Have Come Into Eastern Ladakh in Sizeable Numbers, Says Rajnath Singh

June 5, 2020

The Wire| 3 June 2020| Read original news here New Delhi: A “sizeable number” of Chinese have moved into areas in eastern Ladakh which China claims as its territory and India has taken all necessary steps to deal with the situation, … Continued The post Chinese Troops Have Come Into Eastern read more →

PLA holds ‘infiltration drills’ in Tibet amid border stand-off

June 5, 2020

Ananth Krishnan, The Hindu. June 4, 2020. Read original news here. The Chinese military in Tibet has held night-time high-altitude ‘infiltration exercises behind enemy lines,’ says the Communist Party-run Global Times China’s official media reported on Wednesday that the Chinese … Continued The post PLA holds ‘infiltration drills’ in Tibet read more →

‘Unprecedented’ — India, China deploy Lt Gen-rank army officers to solve border row

June 5, 2020

Snehesh Alex Phillip for The Print. Read the original article here India’s 14 Corps Commander will meet the chief of China’s Southern Xinjiang Military District on 6 June after other rounds of talks failed to resolve the month-long border row. … Continued The post ‘Unprecedented’ — India, China deploy Lt read more →

Hong Kong marks Tiananmen massacre for what many fear will be the last time

June 5, 2020

By James Griffiths| CNN| Updated June 4, 2020| Read original news here Hong Kong (CNN)When protests broke out in Beijing and other cities across China in early 1989, many in Hong Kong were exhilarated. “It was a time of hope,” said Lee Cheuk-yan, a … Continued The post Hong Kong marks Tiananmen massacre for read more →

What’s in store for Hong Kong? Look at Tibet.

June 4, 2020

Here’s how Beijing’s promises of autonomy played out on the rooftop of the world Tourists take photos of the Potala Palace beneath a security camera in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, on Sept. 19, 2015. (Aritz … Continued The post What’s in store for Hong Kong? read more →

Line of Actual Control: Where it is located, and where India and China differ

June 3, 2020

 Source: http://indianexpress.com/ India-China LAC explained: As tensions continue between India and China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), a look at what the line means on the ground and the disagreements over it. Written by Sushant Singh | New Delhi | Updated: June 2, 2020 10:34:31 am As tensions read more →