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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Tibetan-Canadian student defiant amid nationalist protests

by Viola Zhou and Grace Tsoi, Inkstone, 14 February 2019 Read original news here An incoming Tibetan-Canadian student union president at the University of Toronto has pledged to continue advocating for a “free Tibet” after her support for Tibetan self-determination prompted protests from … Continued

Sweden Investigates Its Ambassador to China After Report of Secret Talks to Free Publisher

By Chris Buckley and Christina Anderson, Feb. 14, 2019 Read original news here BEIJING — Sweden said it was investigating its ambassador to China after she was accused of arranging unauthorized, secret talks between the daughter of a Swedish bookseller detained in China and … Continued

Map of aggression

Claude Arpi, 14 February 2019 | Read original news here Before making any outrageous claims on border issues, Chinese officials are better advised to do their homework well about history and geography Hua Chunying, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign … Continued

President of Tibetan People to share peace lessons for the world at URI

The University of Rhode Island, 12 Feb 2019 Read original news here KINGSTON, R.I. – February 12, 2019 – The Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island will host Lobsang Sangay, president of the Central … Continued

China opposes PM’s Arunachal visit, India holds its stand, hits back strongly

 Saima Siddiqui February 9, 2019 Read original news here New Delhi: India’s ministry of external affairs reacted sharply after Chinese government “firmly opposed” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the sensitive boarder state, Arunachal Pradesh. Taking its stand strongly India reverted back to … Continued

Blizzards in Tibet kill thousands of livestock

Aljazeera, 10 Feb 2019 Read original news here Blizzards in Tibet have left thousands of head of livestock dead and roads covered in up to 45cm of snow, state media reported. One house collapsed and hundreds of people were left without water … Continued

‘Shame for humanity’: Turkey urges China to close Uighur camps

Aljazeera, 10 February 2019 Read original news here Turkey has condemned China’s treatment of its Muslim ethnic Uighur people as “a great cause of shame for humanity” and asked it to close the “concentration camps”. In a statement on Saturday, Turkish foreign ministry … Continued

Taiwan takes dig at China’s lack of democracy in new year message

Reuters, 4 Feb 2019 Read original news here TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen took a dig at China’s lack of freedom in a message to mark Tuesday’s start of the Lunar New Year, saying she hoped ethnic Chinese … Continued

New website shows how Apple cooperates with Chinese government to censor VPN apps, Western news and human rights magazines

Daily Mail, Read original news here A new website shows how much Apple allows the Chinese government to censor what people are allowed to download from the iOS App Store. The site was created by the non-profit organization GreatFire, which … Continued

Will Xi Lose This Poker Match? – The US-China Trade Conflict

by Grant Newsham February 1, 2019, Read original news here Trump has changed the game. Chinese negotiators, led by Vice Premier Liu He, are in Washington D.C. hoping to reach a deal on trade matters before higher tariffs on Chinese imports kick-in … Continued

Xi’s China Is Steamrolling Its Own History

BY PAMELA KYLE CROSSLEY, Foreign Policy, JANUARY 29, 2019 The Chinese Communist Party sees the past as a resource to be plundered by the present. Chinese President Xi Jinping is directing a vast ideological war across multiple theaters—politics, culture, ethics, economy, strategy, … Continued

Course Correction: Toward an Effective and Sustainable China Policy [Washington, DC Report Launch]

Asia Times, 1 Feb 2019 Read original news here Two years into the Trump administration, the United States and the People’s Republic of China find their bilateral relationship at a dangerous crossroads. As more stresses and strains beset their relationship, … Continued

UN Human Rights Council urged to pass resolution on China’s human rights violations

International Campaign for Tibet, 30 Jan 2019 Read original news here The International Campaign for Tibet is among several NGOS that sent a letter to the UN Human Rights Council urging it to pass a resolution at its upcoming session … Continued

When will China stop harassing foreign reporters?

Reporters Without Borders, 29 Jan 2019 Read original news here Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reiterates its appeal to the Chinese government to stop harassing foreign reporters and their sources after the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC) revealed in its … Continued

China: Tibetan Children Banned from Classes

Human Rights Watch, 30 Jan 2019, Read original news here (New York) – Chinese authorities in Qinghai province should immediately lift their ban on Tibetan children attending classes in local monasteries, Human Rights Watch said today. Informal classes taught by monks during … Continued