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.

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‘Defend China’s honour’: Beijing releases new morality guidelines for citizens

The Guardian, 29 October 2019 Read original news here. The new rules call for etiquette when it comes to singing the national anthem or raising the nation’s flag China has released new “morality” guidelines for its citizens on everything from civic … Continued The post ‘Defend China’s honour’: Beijing releases new read more →

Australia says it will hold China accountable on human rights

By Colin Packham, Reuters, 30 October 2019, Read the original article here. SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Canberra will hold China to account on issues such as human rights, insisting that staying quiet on sensitive issues … Continued The post Australia says it will hold China read more →

US Diplomat On Religious Freedom Meets Dalai Lama At Dharamshala

By Pete, 29 October 2019, Herald Publicist, Read the original article here. The Trump administration’s level particular person for worldwide spiritual freedom is on a go to to India and met Tibetan non secular chief the Dalai Lama in Himachal … Continued The post US Diplomat On Religious Freedom Meets read more →

In Flying Flags, Emoji Become Political

Wired, October 25 2019 Read original news here. The Tibetan flag is a patchwork quilt of color and spirit. Two green lions paw at an orange yin-yang, below a big yellow sun with rays of blue and red. For the … Continued The post In Flying Flags, Emoji Become Political read more →

US supports Tibetans’ right to pick their religious leaders, ambassador says while meeting Dalai Lama

International Campaign for Tibet, 28 October 2019 Read original news here. A US ambassador traveled today to the exile home of the Tibetan people and delivered a strong message to China: the United States believes no government has the right … Continued The post US supports Tibetans’ right to pick read more →

China’s ‘Most Dangerous Profession’

By Richard Bernstein, 26 October 2019, The Atlantic, Read the original article here. Jung Chang is one of the most celebrated chroniclers of modern China. Her life spotlights the threat that writing still holds for the country’s rulers. If you … Continued The post China’s ‘Most Dangerous Profession’ appeared first read more →

India’s One-China policy is flawed. It must be reworked | Analysis

It can’t validate its claim over Arunachal Pradesh without recognising the historical independence of Tibet ANALYSIS Updated: Oct 23, 2019 19:01 IST Tenzin Tsundue Whenever the president of China visits India, the Indian police locates me, no matter where I am and throws me into the nearest central jail. This time, read more →

Sakharov Prize: Jailed Uighur academic Ilham Tohti wins award

An academic jailed for separatism in China has been awarded the European Parliament’s top human rights prize. Ilham Tohti, who is from the Uighur minority, has been a fierce critic of China’s treatment of the Uighur people. He was jailed for life in 2014. More than a million Uighurs and read more →

Could we have won the war?

Claude Arpi, The Pioneer Had the Nehru Government paid heed to Wing Commander Nath’s learnings about Chinese military build-up on the Tibetan plateau, there would have been no scar on India’s psyche Wing Commander Jag Mohan (Jaggi) Nath of the … Continued The post Could we have won the war? read more →

India’s One-China policy is flawed. It must be reworked | Analysis

Tenzin Tsundue, Hindustan Times Whenever the president of China visits India, the Indian police locates me, no matter where I am and throws me into the nearest central jail. This time, when the Narendra Modi-Xi Jinping Chennai Connect was happening, … Continued The post India’s One-China policy is flawed. It read more →

Outfoxed and Outgunned: How China Routed the U.S. in a U.N. Agency

Foreign Policy, BY COLUM LYNCH, ROBBIE GRAMER, 23 October 2019 Read original news here. In mid-January, Kevin Moley, the senior State Department official responsible for overseeing U.S. relations with the United Nations and other international organizations, issued a stern command to a gathering of … Continued The post Outfoxed and Outgunned: How China Routed read more →

China Sharpens Hacking to Hound Its Minorities, Far and Wide

By Nicole Perlroth, Kate Conger and Paul Mozur, The New York Times, 22 October 2019, Read the original article here. SAN FRANCISCO — China’s state-sponsored hackers have drastically changed how they operate over the last three years, substituting selectivity for what had been a … Continued The post China Sharpens Hacking to Hound Its read more →

US senator Rick Scott says 2022 Winter Olympics should not be held in China

The Guardian, 22 October 2019, Read the original article here. Republican senator says 2022 Games should be moved Former Florida governor doubles down on letter to IOC Scott blasts Fifa for awarding Club World Cup to China US senator Rick … Continued The post US senator Rick Scott says 2022 read more →

Chinese loans pose ‘clear risks’ to stability of Pacific nations, Australian think tank warns

Agence France-Presse, 21 October 2019 Read original news here. China’s financial largesse in the Pacific carries “clear risks” for stability if left unchecked, a Sydney think tank has warned, while saying allegations of “debt-trap” diplomacy are so far overblown. In … Continued The post Chinese loans pose ‘clear risks’ to read more →

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party wins Canada’s general election

CNN, 22 October 2019 Read original news here. (CNN)Election results show Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party will return to power, but as a minority government after Monday’s general election, according to CBC News and CTV News. The victory ensures that Trudeau … Continued The post Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party wins Canada’s read more →