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.

Jack Ma, China’s Richest Man, Belongs to the Communist Party. Of Course.

November 28, 2018

By Li Yuan, New York Times, Nov. 27, 2018 Read original news here Jack Ma, China’s richest man and co-founder of the e-commerce giant Alibaba, in Shanghai this month. He was identified as a member of the Chinese Communist Party by its … Continued

Hundreds of scholars condemn China for Xinjiang camps

November 27, 2018

Reuters, November 27, 2018 Read original news here WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Countries must hit China with sanctions over the mass detention of ethnic Uighurs in its western Xinjiang region, hundreds of scholars said on Monday, warning that a failure to act … Continued

Ethiopia is set to launch its first satellite into space—with China’s help

November 27, 2018

By Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa,November 26, 2018 Read original news here With Beijing’s assistance, Ethiopia is heading to space in just under a year. The Horn of Africa nation announced it would launch its first earth observatory satellite in Sept. 2019, with China footing … Continued

China heaps pressure on Taiwan president after poll defeat

November 26, 2018

Ben Blanchard, Yimou Lee, 26 November 2018 Read original news here TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese state media heaped pressure on Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday after her ruling pro-independence party suffered heavy defeats at local elections at the weekend, as … Continued

Chinese Newspaper Editors Fined for Adding Three Characters to ‘Xi Jinping Thought’

November 26, 2018

BY NICOLE HAO, November 25, 2018 Read original news here Two editors at the state-run newspaper Shaanxi Daily were fined 10,000 yuan ($1,440) and 5,000 yuan, respectively, for a “major political error” after they added three Chinese characters to the Communist Party’s … Continued

Migrants bring Tibetan culture to Canberra’s aged-care industry

November 25, 2018

Andrew Brown, Canberra Times, Read original news here For members of the Tibetan community in Canberra, looking after the elderly comes as second nature. After seeing images of elder abuse in nursing homes splashed across the media earlier this year, … Continued

Chinese Oscars: Beijing cuts live coverage after winner calls for independent Taiwan

November 24, 2018

Benjamin Haas in Seoul, The Guardian, Read original news here Speech by documentary filmmaker Fu Yue censored after she calls for Taiwan to be recognised as an ‘independent entity’  Taiwanese director Fu Yue, left, delivers a speech next to producer Hong … Continued

Nepal to join hands with China on Tibet-Kathmandu railway

November 23, 2018

HIDETAKE MIYAMOTO, November 22, 2018 Read original news here TOKYO — Nepal will work with China to link its capital to Tibet by rail as the Himalayan nation strengthens ties with its giant northern neighbor to propel its development, Foreign … Continued

Inside China’s ‘tantrum diplomacy’ at APEC

November 22, 2018

By Josh Rogin, The Washington Post, Columnist, November 20 PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA — For the first time in its 20-year history, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit ended in disarray Sunday when the 21 member countries could not reach consensus on a joint … Continued

Has the World Lost Sight of Tibet?

November 22, 2018

A ChinaFile Conversation, November 20, 2018 Read original news here Since the incarceration of roughly a million Uighurs in the northwestern Chinese region of Xinjiang over the last year, the situation in Tibet has gotten relatively less coverage in Western … Continued