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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It’s Time to Address Paid Chinese Disinformation in US Newspapers

By  Joshua Philipp for The Epoch Times | Read the original news article here. Major news outlets in the United States helped create more than two years of hysteria and political attacks about rumors that President Donald Trump had colluded … Continued

Deeply concerned by lack of ‘meaningful’ autonomy for Tibetan people: US

By  Daily Excelsior | Read the original news here. WASHINGTON, Mar 27: The US is deeply concerned over the lack of “meaningful” autonomy for the people of Tibet, the Trump administration has said. The US’ policy on Tibet respects China’s territorial … Continued

Tibet’s continued isolation belies Chinese claims in new white paper on Tibet’s development

  International Campaign for Tibet | Read original news here. China’s new white paper on Tibet, “Democratic Reform in Tibet – Sixty Years On,” is an acknowledgment that Chinese government policies have failed to win the hearts and minds of … Continued

Conversation with Members of Club 1880

Read original news article here. Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala – A group of eighty-five people from Singapore, including Singaporeans, Americans, Australians, Britishers, Indians, Canadians, Chinese, French, Swiss and several from other countries, came to visit His Holiness the Dalai Lama this … Continued

How China’s new media offensive threatens democracy worldwide

Read the original news here. China has been actively trying to establish a new world media order in which journalists become nothing more than “state propaganda auxiliaries,” press watchdog Reporter Without Borders (RSF) said in a report published on Monday. … Continued

Tibetans and Uighurs Urge Macron to Pressure Xi Jinping on Human Rights

By Mike Woods Read the original news here. Paris: Several hundred Uighurs, Tibetans and other Chinese minorities gathered in Paris on Monday to urge French President Emmanuel Macron would raise their issues as he welcomes his Chinese counterpart for an official visit. … Continued

US says China ‘Systematically’ Impedes Tibet Access

AFP | Washington Read the original news here China “systematically” impedes access to Tibet with restrictions that have prohibited diplomats, journalists and ordinary citizens from visiting, the United States said in a report Monday. The State Department documented access problems to the Himalayan region in a report … Continued

China destroys thousands of maps showing Arunachal as part of India: Report

  By Sutirtho Patranobis for Hindustan Times, Beijing. Read original News here. Nearly 30,000 world maps showing Arunachal Pradesh as a part of India and Taiwan as a separate country were destroyed by customs authorities in a northeastern Chinese city last … Continued

China’s Media Interference Is Going Global, Report Says

By Amy Gunia | Hong Kong | TIME Read original news here China is actively attempting to influence the global media to deter criticism and spread propaganda, according to a new report released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday. The report, China’s … Continued

For Prominent Chinese Church Leader, Detention is a Test of Faith

By Ian Johnson for The New York Times. Read original news here BEIJING — In 2006, three Chinese Christians traveled to Washington to ask President George W. Bush for his support in their fight for religious freedom. One of them … Continued

The Lamas who will select the Chinese 15th Dalai Lama

Claude Arpi, 24 March 2019. Read original news here. China is working hard to prepare the post-Dalai Lama era. Interview with Reuters In a recent interview with Reuters, pondering what might happen after his death, the Dalai Lama “anticipated some … Continued

The Dalai Lama’s Advice for Leaders Today

Forbes, Rasmus Hougaard, Contributor Read original article here I recently had the honor and pleasure of spending time with the Dalai Lama to discuss leadership in the 21st century. The outcome was published by Harvard Business Review and his message in short is that leaders … Continued

Motorcyclists across the world ride in Tibet

Tibet isn’t an easy region to navigate. But once you learn the know-hows, it takes your breath away I read Tintin in Tibet in Class IV and since then wanted to visit the roof of the world — that mysterious land of icy peaks, meditating monks and serene monasteries. So read more →

India signals to boycott China’s Belt and Road Forum for 2nd time

PTI, 20 March 2019 Read original news here India on Wednesday signalled that it will boycott China’s second Belt and Road Forum for a second time, saying no country can participate in an initiative that ignores its core concerns on … Continued

Muslim countries urged to press China end crackdown of Uighurs

by Ali Younes, 20 March 2019 Read orignal news here Doha, Qatar – A group of visiting Uighur Muslim scholars originally from China’s Xinjiang province has urged Muslim-majority countries to press China to end its “cultural war” against their ethnic compatriots. According to a United Nations panel, more than … Continued