text: that the information contained in the Commission documents seemed to indicate that the Government of China imposed severe restrictions on the conduct of religious life in the Autonomous Region of Tibet. CERD/C/SR.871 page 9 Reference was made in paragraphs 32 to 35 of the third report to changes of place names, but no details were given as to who took such decisions, and the stated justification seemed scarcely adequate. Place names were an important aspect of cultural identity: the effect of insensitive changes c~fc~ccd by cc~4ee could well be the deculturation of one ethnic group throug}, the imposition of the alien language of another. He would welcome further information on that sensitive issue, and on the equally sensitive question of the involvement of religious people in civil unrest in Tibet, in a future periodic report. Mr. de GOUTTES said that the valuable information just provided by the Chinese representatives could usefully have been incorporated in the reports, thus giving members of the Committee time to consider it fully. The Chinese representatives had just stated that copious additional information could be made available, and he suggested that the Committee could make a formal request to the Government of China for its transmission. In connection with possible violations under article 5 of the Convention, he noted that the information provided was at variance with that to be found in a number of reports and other documents prepared by various non-governmental organizations. He hoped that further clarification by the Chinese Government would go some way towards resolving that apparent discrepancy. Mr. FAN Guoxiang (China) said that, due to the lack of time available, he could touch only briefly on some of the issues raised during the discussion. First of all, he thought it worthwhile to point out that the role of the 
analysis: The text discusses the situation in Tibet, specifically the restrictions imposed by the Government of China on the conduct of religious life and the changes to place names. It also touches on the involvement of religious people in civil unrest and the discrepancies between the information provided by the Chinese Government and that of non-governmental organizations. These topics suggest that the category is likely related to human rights, culture, and international relations.