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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To Assuage India, China Offered – Briefly – To Rename $46 Billion Corridor

By Alokke Tikku, NDTV,   China offered to consider renaming the China-Pakistan Corridor passing through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. New Delhi:  Just days before its One Belt One Road (OBOR) Summit next week, China offered to consider renaming the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor that passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir if this is what it read more →

Tibetan teen sets himself on fire shouting ‘Tibet wants freedom’ and ‘let Dalai Lama come back’

By Ananya Roy- May 8, 2017 – International Business Times In yet another self-immolation incident in Tibet, a 16-year-old male student recently set himself on fire, shouting: “Tibet wants Freedom. Let His Holiness the Dalai Lama come back to Tibet.” Sources told Radio Free Asia that the incident took place read more →

Tibetan Monk Detained on Suspicion of ‘Passing Information’ Outside Protest Area

By Pema Ngodup for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Karma Dorjee. Written in English by Richard Finney, Map showing the location of Kardze and Nyagrong counties in Sichuan. Police in western China’s Sichuan province have detained a Tibetan monk suspected of spreading news about recent self-immolation protests to outside contacts, read more →

Belt and Road Center to attract Chinese Investor to Penang

By Tan Sin Chow, GEORGE TOWN: Penang MCA will set up a Belt and Road Centre to promote trade and investment, tourism, shipping, logistics and other business opportunities between Malaysia and China. The centre will be headed by state MCA PRC Affairs Committee chairman Datuk Koay Kar Huah (pic) with read more →

Tibetan Teenager Stages Self-Immolation Protest in Gansu

RFA, Tibetan monks gather at Gansu’s Labrang monastery in a file photo. A 16-year-old student in a Tibetan region of Gansu staged a self-immolation protest on May 2 against Chinese rule, RFA’s Tibetan service has learned. A source inside Tibet said Chagdor Kyab from Bora Township, in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous read more →

China ready to amend name of CPEC to appease India

By DNA editorial team, Under the pretext of not disrupting bilateral relations between India and China, Ambassador Luo Zhaohui said the latter is ready to change the name of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passing through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Addressing a session at the United Service Institution of India read more →

Tibetans welcome Pelosi visit to Dharamsala to meet Dalai Lama

Lalit K Jha, India Today, 6 May 2017 Washington, May 6 (PTI) A top Tibetan body has welcomed the decision of a US Congressional delegation led by top Democratic leader Nany Pelosi to meet the Dalai Lama next week, saying it sends a “strong message” to China that America cares read more →

US Senator Nancy Pelosi to lead high-powered Congressional delegation to meet Dalai Lama in India

The New Indian Express – 05th May 2017 US senator Nancy Pelosi will be leading a seven-member delegation of Congressmen to Dharamsala in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh to meet Tibetan leader-in-exile Dalai Lama next week. An official of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said that Pelosi, a Democratic party read more →

Leader Nancy Pelosi Leads Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Dharamsala

International Campaign for Tibet – 5 May 2017 Part of trip to Asia & Europe focusing on national security, global economy, bilateral and multilateral relations, and human rights A bipartisan Congressional delegation led by Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi is visiting Dharamsala in India on May 9and read more →

China threatens to ‘LAUNCH ATTACKS’ on ‘hyper-aggressive’ North Korea

By Joshua Nevette, Daily star, Pyongyang warned China of “grave consequences” for betraying North Korea in a rare and explosive statement on Tuesday. But Chinese state-run media have hit back at the totalitarian nation with a volley of criticisms and threats aimed at Kim Jong-un’s despotic regime. A comment piece read more →

Schools to get added help for protecting students

By ZHAO XINYING, China Daily,   A police officer gives a training session to campus safety staff in Yuncheng, Shanxi province, in April. BAO DONGSHENG/CHINA DAILY State Council guideline proposes more cooperation with police, community Schools will work closely with public security authorities to ensure the safety of students at read more →

China Military Reform Rattles Others, It Changes Air Force Drills

By Reuters, NDTV, China is focusing on quality over quantity and replacing outmoded equipment and tactics.   Beijing:  China’s air force is making its drills more realistic and less formulaic as it seeks to boost combat readiness, an official newspaper said on Friday, mapping out the latest step in the read more →

On Campuses Far From China, Still Under Beijing’s Watchful Eye

By Stephanie Saul   Students at the University of California, San Diego, where an organization of Chinese students is protesting the invitation of the Dalai Lama as a commencement speaker. Credit Sandy Huffaker for The New York Times SAN DIEGO — In the competition for marquee commencement speakers, the University read more →

UMass Amherst bars student from carrying Tibetan flag in commencement ceremony

By Laurie Loisel, Boston Globe, UMass Amherst student Kalsang Nangpa, with the Tibetan flag. AMHERST — Kalsang Nangpa dreamed of proudly carrying the Tibetan flag next Friday in a formal ceremony that kicks off commencement at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Nangpa, 22, whose parents are Tibetan refugees, had worn read more →

China Compiles Its Own Wikipedia, but Public Can’t Edit It

By Associated press,   Wikipedia’s Mandarin article on censorship in China is seen in this screenshot captured May 4, 2017. China is compiling a free online encyclopedia to rival Wikipedia, but it will likely only give Beijing’s official version of sensitive historical events, and the public won’t be able to read more →