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.

Dalai Lama slams China says any policy based on distorted information has no future

November 22, 2017

Indian Express, 22 November 2017 Read original story here BHUBANESWAR: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama criticised the Chinese Government for its censorship and said any policy based on distorted information has no future. Addressing the audience at KIIT University here … Continued

China under-20 team leave pitch in Germany in protest over Tibet flag

November 21, 2017

ESPN, 21 November 2017 China’s under-20 team left the pitch for 25 minutes in the first of their series of matches against German fourth-division clubs after a Tibet flag was displayed by a section of 400 fans in attendance in … Continued

Bipartisan resolution supporting the Dalai Lama and Tibet introduced in the US Senate

November 20, 2017

International Campaign For Tibet, 17 November 2017  Read original story here A bipartisan Concurrent Resolution (S. Con. Res. 30) was introduced to the Senate on November 16, 2017 asking the Trump Administration to make Tibet an important factor in US-China … Continued

Whether you like it or not, you have to live side by side: Dalai Lama to India, China

November 20, 2017

Indo Asian News Service, New Delhi November 19, 2017  Read original story here  Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday said India and China have “great potential” and they could work together at a “practical level”. “I think, a great … Continued

Opinion Is the Dalai Lama’s call for secular ethics what capitalist America needs?

November 19, 2017

LA Times, 18 November 2017 Read original story here The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet appears at the U.S. Capitol building during his visit to the United States in 2007. (Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images) To the editor: The Dalai Lama’s … Continued

Five years of Xi Jinping: Tibet remains a giant open-air prison

November 19, 2017

Hong Kong Free Press, 18 November 2017 Read original story here This week marks Xi Jinping’s fifth year in power. Head of the Communist Party and the nation’s armed forces, Xi has made the journey from unassuming CCP member to … Continued

When The Empires Fall Apart: Managing Diversity In Two Asian Giants—An Essay

November 17, 2017

By Tenzin Desal, Tibet Policy Institute Read original story here  The birth of two Asian giants — India and China — is separated by two years. At the stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947, administration ruling one-fifth of humanity … Continued

What You Quan’s Appointment As The Head Of The UFWD Tells Us?

November 17, 2017

By Tenzin Tseten, Tibet Policy Institute Read original story here You Quan, 63, a former party chief of Fujian province was recently appointed the head of the United Front Work Department supplanting Sun Chunlan. The UFWD is an agency under … Continued

U.S. Congress urged to require Chinese journalists to register as agents

November 16, 2017

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A report to the U.S. Congress released on Wednesday accused Chinese state media entities of involvement in spying and propaganda and said their staff in the United States should be required to register as foreign agents. The … Continued

Editorial: Why Trump’s Visit Marks a New Chapter for Sino-U.S. Relations

November 15, 2017

Caixing Global Times, Hu Shuli, 15 November 2017 Read story here  U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to China last week — billed as a “state visit plus” — has drawn world-wide attention. The grand reception for the first foreign head … Continued