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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.

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Railway Threat

November 1, 2014;

China has approved construction of a strategically important railway line in Tibet that will reach Nyingchi which is very close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh. This announcement comes alongside India’s plans to improve the road network along the border regions of Arunachal, which China claims as Southern Tibet. China says their railway expansion in Tibet will connect Nepal, Bhutan and India by 2020.

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