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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China’s Trojan Horse Human Rights Resolution

The Diplomat, Read original story here 22 March 2018 At the ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), China has proposed a resolution focused on international cooperation. This could have been a positive step toward bridging the considerable … Continued

US Congress Affirms Support for Tibet With $17 Million in Aid To Exiled Government And Tibetans Worldwide

Epoch Times, 25  March 2018 Read original story here Amidst an escalating diplomatic and economic standoff between the United States and the Chinese communist regime, the U.S. Congress has approved a massive spending bill that includes $17 million that will … Continued

Is India Letting Go of The Dalai Lama And Tibet?

Source: www.thequint.com /opinion/22/03/2018 The Tibetans in exile must be dismayed after India’s Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale wrote to Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha on 22 Feb that Indian government officials be advised to skip events organised by the Tibetan Administration in exile. It is not at all certain that the payback read more →

The Last Days of Tibet

By Thubten Samphel, Published in the Hindustan Times Read original story here Claude Arpi’s book and Abdul Wahid Radhu’s work share a common thread — both are accounts of the last days of Tibet. While Arpi digs into the archives … Continued

Nobody Knows Anything About China

Foreign Policy – Read original story here As a foreigner in China, you get used to hearing the retort “You don’t know China!” spat at you by locals. It’s usually a knee-jerk reaction to some uncomfortable modern issue or in … Continued

Reading, Writing and Xi Jinping Thought: China’s Students Learn Leader’s Philosophy

Te-Ping Chen, March 23, 2018 Read original story here Students at Peking University can now study the political philosophy of their country’s leader, Xi Jinping. Above, a scene from the commencement ceremony in July. Shen Bohan/Xinhua/ZUMA PRESS BEIJING—While President Xi … Continued

India, China must talk to resolve Tibet issue, says CGTC

Business Standard, 22 March 2018 Read original story here Prime Minister Modi spoke to President Xi Jinping on Tuesday over telephone. Both leaders agreed that as two major powers growing rapidly, bilateral relations between India and China are vital for … Continued

If India can be partitioned on religion why not China/Taiwan on ideology

Hem Raj Jain, Pakistan Post 22 March 2018 Read original story here Religion also works as ideology in politics / State matters (ii)- China recognizes Pakistan & Bangladesh and supports Pak’s claim on Kashmir on the basis of religion (iii)- … Continued

China Approves Giant Propaganda Machine to Improve Global Image

Bloomberg, 20 March 2018 Read original story here China has approved the creation of one of the world’s largest propaganda machines as it looks to improve its global image, according to a person familiar with the matter. The new broadcaster … Continued

China unveils brand new cabinet to run revamped govt under Xi Jinping

KJM Varma, Live Mint, Read original story here Beijing: China on Monday appointed a whole new set of top officials, including a defence minister, to head a revamped government, days after President Xi Jinping began his second five-year tenure following … Continued

Xi Jinping re-elected China President, Wang Yi sworn in as Vice Prez

The Financial Times, PTI, 18 March 2018 Read original story here Xi Jinping was today re-elected as President for a second five-year tenure by China’s rubber-stamp parliament, days after it scrapped the two-term rule for the Presidency and allowed him … Continued

Dalai Lama to address CUJ convocation on March 18

State Times, 17 March 2018 Read original story here JAMMU: The Central University of Jammu (CUJ) is to hold its first convocation at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium of University of Jammu on March 18, 2018. It was informed by Prof. … Continued

We haven’t sought independence for Tibet since 1974, says Dalai Lama

NEW DELHI: Days after a Tibetan event in New Delhi was cancelled and shifted to Dharamshala following the Union government’s note to its senior leaders and government functionaries to stay away from them, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on Friday came … Continued

Tibet can exist with China like ‘European Union’ – Dalai Lama

Reuters – 16 March 2018 (Read Original Story Here) BEIJING (Reuters) – Tibet can exist within China in the same spirit as the European Union sticks together, the territory’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, considered a dangerous separatist by Beijing, … Continued

China spending puts domestic security ahead of defense

BEIJING — While China’s stepped-up military posture has resulted in increasing confrontations with India, the U.S., Japan and other countries, Beijing has actually been pouring even more resources into domestic security than external security. China’s annual spending on domestic security … Continued