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 roof of the world is getting warm and wet

October 29, 2018

CNE Paper, Read original news here. “In the past 60 years, we have experienced unprecedented warming in human history. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, as the third pole in the world, is one of the most sensitive regions of global climate change, … Continued

Africa cancels a Belt and Road Initiative project for the first time

October 26, 2018

Economic Times, 25 October 2018 Read original news here NEW DELHI: Sierra Leone, one of the world’s developing countries, has scrapped plans to build a China-funded $318-million airport outside the capital, Freetown. This is the first instance of an African … Continued

Prayer festival cancelled amid tightening control at famous Tibetan Buddhist institute

October 26, 2018

International Campaign for Tibet, Read original news here Chinese officials have cancelled the prayer festival of Dechen Shedrub at the famous Larung Gar institute in eastern Tibet, according to an official notice stating that there would be no more large … Continued

Why did India and China sign their new security agreement?

October 26, 2018

MANOJ JOSHI, Observer Research Foundation, Read original news here The signing of an internal security agreement by India and China last Monday is an indicator of the special nature of their relationship. This features competition, conflict and cooperation. We all … Continued

India, China sign intel sharing pact

October 26, 2018

Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, Economic Times,  Read original news here NEW DELHI: India and China on Monday signed their maiden internal security cooperation agreement that among other areas of cooperation will involve intelligence sharing between two sides amid common threats from … Continued

Xinjiang and the ‘Chinese Dream’

October 24, 2018

By Ben Hillman, ANU, East Asia Forum, 24 October 2018 Read original news here Since ethnic riots broke out in Urumqi in 2009, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has steadily turned Xinjiang into a provincial police state. Uyghurs, Kazakhs and … Continued

Xinjiang and the ‘Chinese Dream’

October 24, 2018

By Ben Hillman, ANU, East Asia Forum, 24 October 2018 Read original news here Since ethnic riots broke out in Urumqi in 2009, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has steadily turned Xinjiang into a provincial police state. Uyghurs, Kazakhs and … Continued

China Defends Xinjiang ‘Internment Camps’ Ahead of UN Review

October 24, 2018

Bill Ide, Joyce Huang  October 18,2018 Read original news here BEIJING —Just a few weeks before China’s human rights record comes up for periodic review at the United Nations, the country’s leadership is putting itself squarely behind a massive effort … Continued

China Defends Xinjiang ‘Internment Camps’ Ahead of UN Review

October 24, 2018

Bill Ide, Joyce Huang  October 18,2018 Read original news here BEIJING —Just a few weeks before China’s human rights record comes up for periodic review at the United Nations, the country’s leadership is putting itself squarely behind a massive effort … Continued

China woos Bhutan, at the expense of rival India

October 23, 2018

South China Morning Post, Wednesday, 17th October 2018 After decades of estrangement, Beijing is extending the hand of friendship to the tiny Himalayan kingdom Bhutan, the small mountain kingdom between China and India, is the latest beneficiary of Chinese soft power, with Beijing making quiet inroads at New Delhi’s expenseྲ read more →