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.

China takes its political censorship global

July 27, 2018

By Josh Rogin, Washington Post The United States lost an important early skirmish this week over whether American companies must comply with the Chinese government’s political demands. But the greater conflict is just beginning, which means the Trump administration must now … Continued

China Holds Ethnic Mongolian Historian Who Wrote ‘Genocide’ Book

July 26, 2018

Chinese authorities in the northern region of Inner Mongolia are holding a prominent ethnic Mongolian historian who gathered testimony of a historical genocide campaign by the ruling Chinese Communist Party under house arrest pending his prosecution on charges of separatism. … Continued

House Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act

July 26, 2018

International Campaign for Tibet The Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act took a big step forward today when the House Judiciary Committee approved the bill unanimously. The next step is for the act to move to the floor of the House … Continued

Tibet: Pollution and Misuse of Natural Resources Have Led to Severe and Worsening Environmental Poverty

July 25, 2018

Since the time of Mao Zedong’s founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Chinese government has followed Mao’s belief that even nature is subject to the Party— “even the high mountains must bow, and even the rivers must … Continued

Artist Builds Larung Gar out of Incense as China Tears It Down

July 23, 2018

By Tenzin Dorjee, Tricycle Tibet’s Embattled Buddhist Academy Finds Resurrection at New York Exhibit. Read the original story here  Larung Gar, the largest Buddhist academy in the world, has long been a reluctant theater for the unceasing struggle between Tibetan … Continued

China Built an Army of Influence Agents in the U.S.

July 21, 2018

The Russians may be getting all the attention for influencing American opinion and policy. But Beijing has been at it for decades. In May, a classified Australian government report revealed that the Chinese Communist Party had spent the last decade … Continued

Tibetan refugees, Chinese man held

July 20, 2018

Two Tibetan refugees and a Chinese national, who had overstayed in Nepal without renewing a visa, were arrested on Tuesday night, as they were trying to enter China illegally through Tatopani border point. The arrests come at a time when … Continued

Rise of China in Nepal

July 19, 2018

By  Kamal Dev Bhattarai, My Republica In the last 10 years, India is gradually losing its influence in Nepal while Chinese influence has increased at all levels When Nepal formally overthrew monarchy in 2008, China feared that its security interests in … Continued

China’s online weather station in Tibet could support PLA during conflict

July 19, 2018

By Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, ET Bureau NEW DELHI: China has installed an unmanned automatic weather observation station near its border with India in Tibet, reportedly to support PLA in the event of a live fire conflict with India. Beijing plans … Continued

Authorities Force Uyghur Students to Return to Xinjiang From Mainland For Propaganda Drive

July 18, 2018

  Authorities are requiring Uyghur pupils studying in mainland China universities to return to their homes in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) during their summer break to take part in propaganda tours promoting ethnic unity and lauding central government … Continued