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.

Virus exposes the real China and its lack of transparency and openness

April 30, 2020

Karl du Fresne for Stuff.co.nz. Read the original article here. OPINION: When – or should that be if? – the world gets on top of the Covid-19 pandemic, attention must turn to the issue of Chinese culpability. In an ideal world, … Continued The post Virus exposes the real China and read more →

China is installing surveillance cameras outside people’s front doors … and sometimes inside their homes

April 29, 2020

Nectar Gan for CNN Business. Read the original article here. The morning after Ian Lahiffe returned to Beijing, he found a surveillance camera being mounted on the wall outside his apartment door. Its lens was pointing right at him. After … Continued The post China is installing surveillance cameras outside read more →

Virus Likely to Keep Coming Back Each Year, Say Top Chinese Scientists

April 29, 2020

Bloomberg News. Read the original article here. Chinese scientists say the novel coronavirus will not be eradicated, adding to a growing consensus around the world that the pathogen will likely return in waves like the flu. It’s unlikely the new … Continued The post Virus Likely to Keep Coming Back read more →

Coronavirus: India cancels order for ‘faulty’ China rapid test kits

April 29, 2020

BBC| 28 April 2020| Read original news on BBC here India has cancelled orders for around half a million rapid testing kits from China after they were found “faulty” in field conditions. Delhi has also withdrawn the kits that were … Continued The post Coronavirus: India cancels order for ‘faulty’ read more →

China ‘concerned’ as India decides to stop use of Chinese Covid-19 test kits

April 29, 2020

Rezaul H Laskar for Hindustan Times. Read the original article here. China on Tuesday expressed concern about an Indian medical body’s decision to stop using rapid antibody testing kits made by two Chinese firms, saying their products meet quality standards … Continued The post China ‘concerned’ as India decides to read more →

The Chinese Health Organization?

April 28, 2020

BRAHMA CHELLANEY| Project Syndicate| 22 April 2020| Read original article here If the World Health Organization is to spearhead international health policy and respond to disease outbreaks effectively, it must pursue deep reforms aimed at broadening its jurisdiction and authority. … Continued The post The Chinese Health Organization? appeared first read more →

China Is Working Overtime to Suppress Research About Coronavirus Origin

April 28, 2020

Jarret Stepman for Daily Signal. Read the original article here. The lesson of history for tyrannical regimes is that the truth is dangerous. Clearly, the Chinese Communist Party knows this full well, which is why it’s working overtime to bury … Continued The post China Is Working Overtime to Suppress read more →

China put pressure on EU to soften coronavirus disinformation report

April 26, 2020

One EU official said the Chinese mission to the EU had protested about the report through several diplomatic channels. By SIMON VAN DORPE, MARK SCOTT and LAURENS CERULUS| POLITICO| 04/25/2020| Read original article here| An EU report about Chinese and Russian disinformation on coronavirus was watered … Continued The post China put pressure on EU to read more →

Coronavirus: Tory MPs to examine ‘rise of China’

April 26, 2020

Reported by BBC. Read the original article here. Britain needs a better understanding of China’s economic ambitions and global role when the coronavirus crisis ends, a new group of Tory MPs says. The group – headed by Tom Tugendhat, a … Continued The post Coronavirus: Tory MPs to examine ‘rise read more →

Tibetan Monk Dies After Living Two Years With Torture Injuries Sustained in Custody

April 26, 2020

Reported by Pema Ngodup for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Dorjee Damdul. Written in English by Eugene Whong. Read the original article here. A Tibetan monk who ran afoul of Chinese authorities in 2017 for sharing messages from the exiled … Continued The post Tibetan Monk Dies After Living Two read more →