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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Opinion Is the Dalai Lama’s call for secular ethics what capitalist America needs?

LA Times, 18 November 2017 Read original story here The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet appears at the U.S. Capitol building during his visit to the United States in 2007. (Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images) To the editor: The Dalai Lama’s … Continued

Five years of Xi Jinping: Tibet remains a giant open-air prison

Hong Kong Free Press, 18 November 2017 Read original story here This week marks Xi Jinping’s fifth year in power. Head of the Communist Party and the nation’s armed forces, Xi has made the journey from unassuming CCP member to … Continued

When The Empires Fall Apart: Managing Diversity In Two Asian Giants—An Essay

By Tenzin Desal, Tibet Policy Institute Read original story here  The birth of two Asian giants — India and China — is separated by two years. At the stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947, administration ruling one-fifth of humanity … Continued

What You Quan’s Appointment As The Head Of The UFWD Tells Us?

By Tenzin Tseten, Tibet Policy Institute Read original story here You Quan, 63, a former party chief of Fujian province was recently appointed the head of the United Front Work Department supplanting Sun Chunlan. The UFWD is an agency under … Continued

U.S. Congress urged to require Chinese journalists to register as agents

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A report to the U.S. Congress released on Wednesday accused Chinese state media entities of involvement in spying and propaganda and said their staff in the United States should be required to register as foreign agents. The … Continued

Editorial: Why Trump’s Visit Marks a New Chapter for Sino-U.S. Relations

Caixing Global Times, Hu Shuli, 15 November 2017 Read story here  U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to China last week — billed as a “state visit plus” — has drawn world-wide attention. The grand reception for the first foreign head … Continued

Dalai Lama: We need an education of the heart

By Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama – Published in The Los Angeles Times on 13 November 2017  When the president of the United States says “America first,” he is making his voters happy. I can understand that. But from … Continued

China’s Influence Game Down Under

By Charles Edel, Published in The American Interest on 13 November 2017 China’s sophisticated infiltration of Australian politics is a troubling example of how authoritarian states can subvert open societies. The United States should heed the lesson. Tragedy hovered over … Continued

China: Government’s Hijacking Of Religions Nearly Complete – OpEd

Eurasia Review. OpEd by Song Jieja*. Read original story here. In recent years, the Chinese communist government has not only been suppressing religions, but has also increasing manipulation of them to serve its political aim of “Unity of Religion and … Continued

Australian academic claims China book ‘censored’

BBC. Read original story here. An author has said a publisher withdrew plans to release his book about alleged Chinese influence in Australia due to fears of “retaliation” by Beijing. Prof Clive Hamilton said the Australian publisher, Allen & Unwin, … Continued

Bringing culture to campus: The Mystical Arts of Tibet

By Emma Smith The George-Anne staff, the George-Anne. Read original story here.   The Multicultural Student Center aimed to raise awareness of other cultures all around the world, but last week the organization took it to another level by bringing … Continued

Trump Is Ceding Global Leadership to China

Opinion by Antony J. Blinken, The New York times. Read original story here. BEIJING — Amid the pomp that President Xi Jinping of China is bestowing upon his visiting American counterpart, President Trump, it’s hard not to see two leaders … Continued

‘He’ll tweet whatever he wants’: Trump to ignore China’s strict censorship

By Tom Phillips in Beijing, the Guardian. Read original story here. White House official says US president will not avoid favourite communication source as he lands in Beijing to meet Xi Jinping. Donald Trump has thumbed his nose at China’s … Continued

Taiwan activists ask Trump to raise rights case with China

By Associated Press, the Sacramento Bee. Read original story here. TAIPEI, Taiwan:Taiwanese human rights activists on Tuesday called on U.S. President Donald Trump to use his visit to Beijing this week to ask for the release of a man charged … Continued

What Congress party won’t tell you about Tibet’s invasion by Chinese ‘Liberation Army’ in 1950

By Claude Arpi, Dailyo. Read the original story here. Differences between Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru are still not out in the public For several reasons, scarce scholarly research has been done on the internal history of the Congress. … Continued