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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.

When and how Contact will re-emerge and evolve will be determined by those who become involved.

Relentless Sinicisation

July 22, 2021;

Chinese state media reports that Beijing’s policy of the sinicisation of Tibet has been reaffirmed. Chinese Communist Party executive committee members, who met in Lhasa last month, called for “political education” to further weaken Tibetans’ loyalty to HH the Dalai Lama. They reiterated declarations made by Chinese president Xi Jinping last year that Tibetan Buddhism should adapt to socialist society and be “developed in a Chinese context.”

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