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.

The soul of Tibet, and the insecurity of China

November 21, 2018

By PRAKASH KATOCH China holding a million Uighurs in re-education camps, awareness of these torture facilities, and horrors like China’s organ-harvesting trade have diminished the global focus on Tibet, where 7 million Han Chinese have overwhelmed 6 million Tibetans. With a … Continued

How China controls Hollywood scripts

November 20, 2018

When was the last time you watched a movie with a Chinese villain? If you can’t remember, that may not be too surprising. Take the 2012 remake of the Cold War drama Red Dawn. It depicted…continued

How China controls Hollywood scripts

November 19, 2018

By Amy Qin and Audrey Carlsen, 19 November 2018 Read original news here When was the last time you watched a movie with a Chinese villain? If you can’t remember, that may not be too surprising. Take the 2012 remake of the … Continued

China, Brexit, India Elections: Your Monday Briefing

November 19, 2018

By Alisha Haridasani Gupta, Nov. 19, 2018 Good morning. Another politically tumultuous week for Britain, an unprecedented ending to the APEC summit and a letter from our Asia editor. Here’s what you need to know: CreditAdrian Dennis/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images • Theresa … Continued

How China Is Rewriting Its Own Script

November 18, 2018

By AMY QIN and AUDREY CARLSEN  Nov. 18, 2018 Read original news here China’s booming box office and seemingly inexhaustible cash reserves have provided a much-needed boost to Hollywood as it faces slowing ticket sales in the United States and … Continued

China’s Belt and Road hits problems but is still popular

November 17, 2018

Financial Times Raffaello Cantucci, 16 Nov 2018 Countries that criticise the Belt and Road Initiative overlook the real need in developing nations for foreign investment There is a narrative of pushback against the Belt and Road Initiative, China’s programme to finance … Continued

China Abolishes Top Beijing Law Firm Known For Human Rights Cases

November 16, 2018

Radio Free Asia, 13 November 2018, Read original news here The Chinese law firm raided at the start of a nationwide police operation targeting rights attorneys, law firms and activists in July 2015 has now “ceased to exist,” RFA has … Continued

US-China relations will never be what they once were: Kissinger

November 15, 2018

By Duncan DeAeth,Taiwan News, Staff Writer, 14 November 2-18 Read original news here TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, at 95 years old, made a visit to China last week where he met with several top … Continued

Trump’s tariff battle with China is spurring record dollar-yuan trading

November 14, 2018

Huileng Tan | @huileng_tan, 14 November 2018 Read original news here The dollar-yuan will strengthen to 6.82 by end-2019: Standard Chartered Bank  18 Hours Ago | 02:08 Market uncertainty tied to the ongoing U.S.–China trade war has spurred more transactions than ever before between the … Continued

The Chinese dichotomy

November 13, 2018

Claude Arpi The Pioneer, 12 November 2018 | Read original news here Though China is keen to become the world leader in promotion of Buddhism, it will never happen because of the gap between the Marxist theory and repression on the ground … Continued