text: U NITED NATIONS CERD International Convention on the Elimination of ali Forms of Racial DiscriminationDistr. GENERAL CERD/C/179/Add.l 15 June 1990 Original; CHINESE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Thirty-eighth session CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 9 OF THE CONVENTION Addendum CHINA */ [30 March 1990] CONTENTS PART I - GENERAL ................. .......................... 1 - 2 PART II - INFORMATION IN RELATION TO ARTICLES 2 TO 7 ..... 3-73 Article 2 ................ 3 - 20 Article 3 .......................................... 21-47 Article 4 .......................................... 48 - 50 Article 5 .......................................... 51 - 61 Article 6 .......................................... 62 - 65 Article 7 .......................................... 66 - 73 */ For the previous reports submitted by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the summary records of the meetings of the Committee at which the reports were considered, see: Initial report - CERD/C/lOl/Add.2 and Add.3 (CERD/C/SR.639-SR.640) Second periodic report - CERD/C/126/Add.1 (CERD/C/SR.767-SR.769) Third periodic report - CERD/C/153/Add.2 (Pending consideration) GE.90-16292/6620A C ERD/С/179/Add.1 page 2 PART I. GENERAL 1. The People's Republic of China signed the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in 1982. Further to the provisions of article 9 of the Convention, China submitted its first, second and third periodic reports in February 1983, June 1985 and December 1987 respectively. It is now submitting its fourth periodic report. 2. This report describes the measures taken by China in 1988 and 1989 i.e. following the previous third periodic report to implement articles 2 to 7 of the Convention. PART II. INFORMATION IN RELATION TO ARTICLES 2 TO 7 Article 2 3. China has always subscribed to the principle of equality among all nationalities and ethnic groups. It has always opposed racial discrimination, always opposed the oppression of one race by another. It fosters mutual 
analysis: The text appears to be a report submitted by the Government of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The report discusses the measures taken by China to implement articles 2 to 7 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, international trade, or humanitarian aid and relief. It does not discuss science and technology in the classical sense, but rather focuses on the elimination of racial discrimination. The report's content is more closely related to human rights and social issues.