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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Why you can’t talk about John Oliver in China

BBC – Read Original Story Here If you’re looking to post something about John Oliver on Chinese social media this week, chances are you can’t. The British television host been censored on China’s biggest social media site, just days after … Continued

Delhi govt’s ‘Happiness curriculum’ to be launched by Dalai Lama

ABP Live New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday announced that their ‘happiness curriculum’ will be taught from nursery to class 8th in all Delhi government schools. The big announcement of this came just a day after the end … Continued

U.S. withdrawal leaves vacuum at U.N. rights forum

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters, 22 June 2018 GENEVA (Reuters) – China, Britain and the European Union lamented on Wednesday Washington’s decision to withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council as Western countries began looking for a substitute for the coveted seat. … Continued

Tibetan Monk Finds Heartwarming Way of Giving Back & Saying ‘Thank You, India’!

The Better India – (Read original story here) Often, we see rag pickers and urchins begging at our car windows at signals and are sometimes irritated by them. At other times, we are not sure about how to help them … Continued

Beijing uses infrastructure as friendly forerunner of political power

Published in The Age (Read original story here) Do you see a pattern here? The Chinese Communist Party built a road into Tibet and the Tibetans were excited – it was their first highway: “We were promised peace and prosperity … Continued

China Rout Has 1,023 Stocks Plunging 10% in One Day

Bloomberg, 19 June 2018 (Read Original Story Here) In a stock market where investors are used to being disappointed, Tuesday’s plunge still shocked. China’s benchmark equity gauge sank almost 5 percent at one point and by the close, the escalating … Continued

3 new Tibet airports near border pose threat

Claude Arpi, Asian Age, 20 June 2018 India should not fall back into a ‘Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai’ mood, even if a ‘reset’ of bilateral relations is necessary.  India should not fall back into a “Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai” mood, even if a “reset” … Continued

Don’t self-censor to please China in trading relationship, exiled Tibetan leader tells Canada

Marie-Danielle Smith, Published: June 17, 2018, Updated: June 17, 2018 3:19 PM PDT Tibetan exiled politician Lobsang Sangay waits to appear at the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development Tuesday February … Continued

India is our Aryabhoomi: Dalai Lama

The Hindu, 17 June 2018 Giving up the idea of an independent Tibet, the Dalai Lama talks of peace, democracy and self-rule The institution of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and political head of the Tibetans, has survived for over … Continued

Tibetan leader brings message to Norwich

By Stephanie Menders smenders Posted Jun 15, 2018 at 5:50 PM NORWICH – In a last-minute stop along his tour of the U.S. and Canada, the North American representative to His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived at Otis Library to discuss the local Tibetan Diaspora … Continued

Truckers on Strike and the Structural Contradictions of China’s Logistics Industry

By Tan Jiangying, June 15, 2018 (Read original story here) On June 8, messages circulated on social media had that truck drivers across China were going on strike on the 10th. This came with a feeling of deja vu, as … Continued

Open letter to Qantas CEO Joyce

By Bruce Jacobs Dear Alan, I write to you as a Qantas shareholder, as a lifetime member of Qantas Club and as a specialist in China and Taiwan studies. Let me begin by noting that Australia’s “one China” policy does … Continued

New Airports on India’s Borders

By Claude Arpi, 15 June 2018 Claude Arpi, 15 June 2018 On June 9, the Civil Aviation Administration of China and the Tibetan Autonomous Region’s (TAR) government announced that Tibet will soon have three new airports. A communiqué said: “Construction … Continued

Initiatives for China Congratulates Dr. Tenzin Dorjee Elected as Chair of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

Initiatives for China, 14 June 2018 Initiatives for China Congratulates Dr. Tenzin Dorjee Elected as Chair of U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom On June 12, 2018, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, a bipartisan body, unanimously elected Dr. … Continued

Dalai Lama hails Trump-Kim summit

PTI | Jun 13, 2018, 21:11 IST DHARAMSALA: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday welcomed the understanding reached between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at their historic summit in Singapore. “I welcome the … Continued