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.

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 →

US Lays Down Line With China On Next Dalai Lama

September 19, 2019

AFP, NDTV, 19 September 2019, Read the original article here. China has not held talks with the Dalai Lama’s representatives for nine years and has increasingly hinted it may identify his successor — who, Beijing would presume, would back its … Continued The post US Lays Down Line With China read more →

US Lays Down Line With China On Next Dalai Lama

September 19, 2019

AFP, NDTV, 19 September 2019, Read the original article here. China has not held talks with the Dalai Lama’s representatives for nine years and has increasingly hinted it may identify his successor — who, Beijing would presume, would back its … Continued The post US Lays Down Line With China read more →

China Launches New Push Against Dalai Lama Photos in Ngaba

September 19, 2019

Radio Free Asia, 18 September 2019, Read the original article here. Police in western China’s Sichuan province have launched a new drive to find and destroy photos of the Dalai Lama, raiding Tibetan homes at random in a search for … Continued The post China Launches New Push Against Dalai read more →

China Launches New Push Against Dalai Lama Photos in Ngaba

September 19, 2019

Radio Free Asia, 18 September 2019, Read the original article here. Police in western China’s Sichuan province have launched a new drive to find and destroy photos of the Dalai Lama, raiding Tibetan homes at random in a search for … Continued The post China Launches New Push Against Dalai read more →

New US bill demands China grant consulate in Tibet and stay away from Dalai Lama succession

September 19, 2019

By Owen Churchill, South China Morning Post, 19 September 2019, Read the original article here. Lawmakers would prohibit Beijing from opening any new consulates on American soil until the US is permitted to establish its own diplomatic office in Lhasa … Continued The post New US bill demands China grant read more →

Experts Call on US to Address Rising Chinese Influence in the UN

September 19, 2019

By Kitty Wang, NTD News, 17 September 2019, Read the original article here. The 74th UN General Assembly opened Tuesday in New York. Since 2019, China has become the second-largest contributor to the UN’s regular budget. China is also the second-largest … Continued The post Experts Call on US to Address read more →

New Bill Threatens Sanctions For Chinese Officials Interfering in Selection of Dalai Lama

September 18, 2019

Radio Free Asia, 17 September 2019, Read the original article here. In a bipartisan show of U.S. support for Tibet, a new bill introduced in Congress threatens sanctions against Chinese officials interfering with the selection of a new Dalai Lama, … Continued The post New Bill Threatens Sanctions For Chinese read more →

5 rights groups urge UN chief to condemn China over Muslims

September 18, 2019

By Edith M. Lederer, The Washington Post, 17 September 2019, Read the original article here. UNITED NATIONS — Five human rights organizations are urging Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to condemn the Chinese government’s detention of more than a million Muslims in … Continued The post 5 rights groups urge UN chief read more →

China makes churches replace Ten Commandments with Xi Jinping quotes: ‘This is what the devil has always done’

September 18, 2019

By Leah MarieAnn Klett, The Christian Post, 17 September 2019, Read the original article here. Churches across China’s central province of Henan have been forced to replace the Ten Commandments with President Xi Jinping’s quotes amid pressure from the government, … Continued The post China makes churches replace Ten Commandments read more →