He now wished to tum to the subject of Tibet. The Chinese Government had stated that rioting in Lhasa, the capital of the Autonomous Region of Tibet, had been due not to nationalism or religious issues, but to separatist influences. However, information received from various non-governmental organizations indicated that the Chinese Government was guilty of racial discrimination in Tibet. For instance, a paper submitted to the Commission on Human Rights at its forty-sixth session by the Minority Rights Group (E/CN.4/1990/NG0/9) had stated that the large-scale movement of Chinese settlers to Tibet was a deliberate policy of the Government. According to the Minority Rights Group, before 1949 there had been between 200,000 and 300,000 ethnic Chinese living on the Tibetan side of the border with China; the number CERD/C/SR.869 pages· of Chinese in that area in 1990 had been 3.5 million according to official government statistics, and over 6 million according to Tibetan sources. Other figures put the proportion of ethnic Chinese to Tibetans at 3 to 1, with two thirds of the Chinese population being permanently settled in Tibet. The large influx of Han Chinese settlers had affected the life and culture of the Tibetans and was rapidly reducing them to an insignificant and second-class minority in their own country. He asked the representative of China to give details of the present population of Tibet, indicating the number of Tibetans and the number of temporary and permanent Chinese residents. How had those figures changed over recent years? What were the corresponding figures for other autonomous areas where Tibetans lived? What was the Government doing to improve the situation of Tibetans vis-a-yis that of Han Chinese in the Autonomous Region of Tibet and other autonomous areas where Tibetans lived? He would also like more details of the benefits gained by the central 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the social and political issues related to the treatment of Tibetans by the Chinese Government, specifically with regards to population demographics, cultural preservation, and racial discrimination. The speaker is requesting information on the population of Tibet, including the number of Tibetans and Chinese residents, and the government's efforts to improve the situation of Tibetans.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Culture