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.

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 →

Chinese journalists to be tested on loyalty to Xi Jinping

September 21, 2019

By Lily Kuo, The Guardian, 20 September 2019, Read the original article here. Exam will test journalists on president’s teachings on socialism and propaganda. Chinese journalists will soon be required to pass a test grading their understanding of Xi Jinping … Continued The post Chinese journalists to be tested on read more →

Chinese journalists to be tested on loyalty to Xi Jinping

September 21, 2019

By Lily Kuo, The Guardian, 20 September 2019, Read the original article here. Exam will test journalists on president’s teachings on socialism and propaganda. Chinese journalists will soon be required to pass a test grading their understanding of Xi Jinping … Continued The post Chinese journalists to be tested on read more →

Exclusive: Australia concluded China was behind hack on parliament, political parties – sources 

September 21, 2019

By Colin Packham, Reuters, 16 September 2019, Read the original article here. SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian intelligence determined China was responsible for a cyber-attack on its national parliament and three largest political parties before the general election in May, five … Continued The post Exclusive: Australia concluded China was behind read more →

Exclusive: Australia concluded China was behind hack on parliament, political parties – sources 

September 21, 2019

By Colin Packham, Reuters, 16 September 2019, Read the original article here. SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian intelligence determined China was responsible for a cyber-attack on its national parliament and three largest political parties before the general election in May, five … Continued The post Exclusive: Australia concluded China was behind read more →

After the Dalai Lama: How China is trying to take control of his succession

September 21, 2019

By Peter Goff, The Irish Times, 21 September 2019, Read the original article here. China’s atheist Communist Party is gearing up to dictate who will be reincarnated as the next Dalai Lama, a move that is deeply disturbing to many Tibetan … Continued The post After the Dalai Lama: How China read more →

After the Dalai Lama: How China is trying to take control of his succession

September 21, 2019

By Peter Goff, The Irish Times, 21 September 2019, Read the original article here. China’s atheist Communist Party is gearing up to dictate who will be reincarnated as the next Dalai Lama, a move that is deeply disturbing to many Tibetan … Continued The post After the Dalai Lama: How China read more →

China demands elimination of bill on Tibet in US Congress

September 21, 2019

Prensa Latina, 20 September 2019, Read the original article here. Beijing, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) China demanded the US Congress reject a bill on the Tibet Autonomous Region, an issue that according to Beijing currently mars the development of bilateral … Continued The post China demands elimination of bill on read more →

China demands elimination of bill on Tibet in US Congress

September 21, 2019

Prensa Latina, 20 September 2019, Read the original article here. Beijing, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) China demanded the US Congress reject a bill on the Tibet Autonomous Region, an issue that according to Beijing currently mars the development of bilateral … Continued The post China demands elimination of bill on read more →

Why mainland students in US don’t sympathise with Hong Kong protesters

September 20, 2019

Meng Jing , South China Morning Post, 20 September 2019 Read original report here. Brian Shan says the way he views the world has been reshaped since he arrived in the United States to study seven years ago. The 30-year-old Beijing … Continued The post Why mainland students in US don’t read more →