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.

Peaceful resolution of Tibet solution to India-China border dispute: Tibetan govt-in-exile

June 3, 2020

Geeta Mohan for India Today| 2 June 2020| Read original news here Amid escalating border tensions between India and China, the President of Tibetan administration in-exile, Dr Lobsang Sangay, said resolution of the issue of “Tibet” will automatically solve the … Continued The post Peaceful resolution of Tibet solution to read more →

US Foreign Affairs Panel Chief Slams “Chinese Aggression” Against India

June 3, 2020

NDTV| 2 June 2020| Read original news here New Delhi: Elliot Engel, chief of the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, on Monday said that he was “extremely concerned” by the Chinese aggression against India along the Line of Actual … Continued The post US Foreign Affairs Panel Chief Slams read more →

‘Boycotting China is not spreading hatred,’ says Wangchuk, adding Pak will soon be a Chinese slave

June 3, 2020

Ravi Prakash Kumar for Live Mint| 1 June 2020| Read original news here Sonam Wangchuk, an engineer turned education reformer, has justified his boycott call for all the Chinese products, in a new video released Sunday. The second video of a … Continued The post ‘Boycotting China is not spreading hatred,’ read more →

The maltreatment of Nigerians in China isn’t likely to end anytime soon

June 2, 2020

Racism against Nigerians—and other Africans—is not new in China. Africa-China history is marked by solidarity, but also dented by old and new racism. Nothing at this moment suggests that the current situation will drastically change. Some recent events are low moments in the ever-oscillating relationship … Continued The post The maltreatment of Nigerians in China read more →

Remarks by President Trump on Actions Against China

May 31, 2020

Whitehouse.gov| 30 May 2020| Read the briefing here Rose Garden May 29, 2020 2:48 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Good afternoon. Thank you. I’m here today to talk about our relationship with China and several new measures … Continued The post Remarks by President Trump on Actions read more →

U.S., Britain raise Hong Kong at U.N. Security Council, angering China

May 31, 2020

Michelle Nichols| Reuters| 29 May 2020| Read original news here NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States and Britain raised China’s plan to impose new security legislation on Hong Kong at the U.N. Security Council on Friday, prompting China and … Continued The post U.S., Britain raise Hong Kong at read more →

Hong Kong security legislation backed by China’s parliament

May 30, 2020

BBC| 28 May 2020| Read the original news here China’s parliament has backed security legislation for Hong Kong which would make it a crime to undermine Beijing’s authority in the territory. The resolution – which now passes to China’s senior … Continued The post Hong Kong security legislation backed by read more →

No, China will not conquer the world

May 29, 2020

Ramachandra Guha, NDTV. May 28, 2020. Read original news here. Indians readily associate the term ‘military offensive’ with China. Think of the border war of 1962, or, as we speak, of the Galwan Valley incursion in Ladakh. On the other hand, we … Continued The post No, China will not conquer the read more →

Coronavirus: Inside the pro-China network targeting the US, Hong Kong and an exiled tycoon

May 29, 2020

By Benjamin Strick, Olga Robinson and Shayan SardarizadehBBC Africa Eye and BBC Monitoring| 28 May 2020| Read the original news here Hundreds of fake or hijacked social media accounts have been pushing pro-Chinese government messages about the coronavirus pandemic on … Continued The post Coronavirus: Inside the pro-China network targeting read more →

The Dalai Lama’s simple advice to navigating COVID-19 isolation

May 29, 2020

By Lauren Effron| ABC News| 25 May 2020| Read the original post here As millions of people around the world continue to live with quarantine lockdowns, stay-at-home orders and other similar restrictions during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Dalai Lama is no exception. … Continued The post The Dalai Lama’s simple advice to read more →