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.

As Trump escalates China trade dispute, economic ties lose stabilizing force in matters of national security

May 20, 2019

The Washington Post, 19 May 2019, Read original article here. The United States for years relied on economic interdependence with China as a stabilizing force in relations with Beijing, with business between the two nations forming what former treasury secretary … Continued

U.S. Ambassador to China visiting Tibet this week

May 20, 2019

Reuters, 20 May 2019, Read original article here BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad was scheduled to visit Tibet this week, a U.S. embassy spokesperson said, the first visit to the region by a U.S. ambassador since … Continued

Human Rights in Tibet Took Downward Turn in 2018: Report

May 18, 2019

The human rights situation in Tibet took a sharp downward turn last year with tightened restrictions on travel by Tibetans and the introduction by China of a campaign against “organized crime” targeting Tibetan civil society and cultural practices, an India-based … Continued

60th Year of Suppression Marked with More Clampdowns

May 18, 2019

Aiming to stop the spread of Tibetan Buddhism in mainland China, CCP is tightening its grip over any religious activities or expression of traditional culture. Over the past decade, while the number of practicing Buddhists among ethnic Tibetans in China … Continued

China’s Effort to Silence the Sound of Uyghur

May 17, 2019

By Rustem Shir, For original article,Click here. A key part of China’s campaign against Uyghur identity is a crackdown on the Uyghur language. Abduweli Ayup fled Xinjiang (also known as East Turkestan) in August 2015 to escape persecution from the Chinese Communist … Continued

China’s Digital Wall Around Tibet

May 16, 2019

By Nithin Coca, For original article, Click here. For right-wing and populist governments around the world, border walls are both a solution and symbol. In the United States, President Donald Trump shut down the government in 2018 after he was … Continued

China blocks Wikipedia in all languages

May 16, 2019

Articles on pro-democracy protests had long been inaccessible but it is a total shutdown now Authorities in China have blocked Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia’s owner said on Wednesday. “In April, the Wikimedia Foundation determined that Wikipedia was no longer accessible … Continued

Dr Lobsang Sangay: ‘The human rights situation in Tibet has gone from bad to worse

May 16, 2019

By Theodoros Benakis, For the original article,Click here. “The EU and the other nations must take a strong position against such attempts of undermining the fundamental values that their countries are founded upon,” says Dr Lobsang Sangay, the president of … Continued

President Xi agreed to meet Dalai Lama in Delhi in 2014: Book

May 16, 2019

SOURCE: PTI, For original article, Click here. New Delhi, May 15 Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to India in 2014 had agreed to meet Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama but the meeting didn’t happen as New Delhi … Continued

Two Nepali MPs Secretly Attend Tibet Convention Violating its China Policy

May 15, 2019

Two members of parliament from Nepal attended a prominent Tibet convention in Europe secretly violating its foreign policy with China. According to a report in the local newspaper from Nepal, one of the two parliamentarians belong to the party of … Continued