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.

Kow-towing to China

November 4, 2017;

Springer Nature, the world’s largest publisher of academic books, has admitted to censoring content in China that is deemed sensitive by the communist government, saying that while the move was “deeply regrettable”, it was to avoid the risk of being banned from China. Prof Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute at SOAS University, London, said, “This should not be accepted by the academic community.”

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