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.

Chinese Rights Activist Detained After Supporting Hong Kong Protests

September 24, 2019

Radio Free Asia China, 23 September 2019, Read the original article here. Authorities in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan have criminally detained a prominent rights activist after he repeatedly showed public support for the anti-extradition protests in Hong Kong. Chen Yunfei … Continued The post Chinese Rights Activist Detained After Supporting read more →

China Moves to Increase Oversight of Tech Companies

September 24, 2019

By Stu Woo, The Wall Street Journal, 23 September 2019, Read original article here BEIJING—The eastern Chinese technology hub of Hangzhou will assign government representatives to work within 100 local companies including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. , in a new indication of the … Continued The post China Moves to Increase Oversight of read more →

Tolerating Ourselves to Death with Google and China

September 24, 2019

Ned Ryun, AmGreatnenss, Read original article here. As if we needed more reasons to intensify our calls to break up Google and other tech monopolies, this week the search-and-advertising giant announced that in the second quarter of 2019 it had … Continued The post Tolerating Ourselves to Death with Google read more →

China footage reveals hundreds of blindfolded and shackled prisoners

September 24, 2019

By Lily Kuo, The Guardian, 12 September 2019, Read the original article here. Drone footage has emerged showing police leading hundreds of blindfolded and shackled men from a train in what is believed to be a transfer of inmates in Xinjiang. … Continued The post China footage reveals hundreds of blindfolded read more →

Global Times rewards journalist beaten by Hong Kong protesters

September 23, 2019

Kinling Lo, South China Morning Post, 23 September 2019, Read original article here. The mainland journalist who was assaulted by anti-government protesters at Hong Kong airport in August has been awarded 100,000 yuan (US$14,000) for his “work performance” by his employer, … Continued The post Global Times rewards journalist beaten by read more →

China Readies State-Controlled Digital Currency

September 23, 2019

Fan Yu, Epoch Times, 22 September 2019 Read original article here. As much as Beijing heaves vitriol on cryptocurrencies—having banned all exchanges, issuers, and miners—it has no qualms about introducing its own. The People’s Bank of China has been secretly … Continued The post China Readies State-Controlled Digital Currency appeared read more →

China’s Main Threat Is a Moral One

September 23, 2019

By Russell Moore, The Wall Street Journal, 22 September 2019, Read the original article here. The U.S. should fight Beijing’s cruelty to religion along with its economic and military breaches. When Jesus was asked whether it was all right to pay … Continued The post China’s Main Threat Is a Moral read more →

Dalai Lama supports global climate strike

September 21, 2019

IAN, Indian TV, 20 September 2019, Read the original article here. “It’s quite right that students and today’s younger generation should have serious concerns about the climate crisis and its effect on the environment,” the Nobel Peace laureate tweeted. Tibetan … Continued The post Dalai Lama supports global climate strike read more →

Dalai Lama supports global climate strike

September 21, 2019

IAN, Indian TV, 20 September 2019, Read the original article here. “It’s quite right that students and today’s younger generation should have serious concerns about the climate crisis and its effect on the environment,” the Nobel Peace laureate tweeted. Tibetan … Continued The post Dalai Lama supports global climate strike read more →

Geneva: Tibetan, Uighur flags unveiled at UNHRC, protestors call for ‘justice’ in Hong Kong’

September 21, 2019

ANI, 20 September 2019, Read the original article here. Geneva[Switzerland], Sep 20 (ANI): Experts and human rights activists on Friday unveiled the flags of Tibet and East Turkestan, also known as Uyghuristan, outside the headquarters of the United Nations Human … Continued The post Geneva: Tibetan, Uighur flags unveiled at read more →