69. The incident which had taken place in June 1989 had been rebellion against the authorities of China. Its purpose had been to overthrow the Government, with the support of outside forces, and thus to deprive one fifth of the population of the world of their freedom by making China a depE~ndency of the great Powers. The Government had been obliged to suppress the rebellion because of the need to safeguard the independence of the cotmtry from external influences and to defend the dignity of the Constitutiort. The situation in China had long since been stabilized; martial law had beE~n lifted in part of Beijing and the Government had treated the culprits involvE~d in the rebellion in a manner which was lenient, bearing in mind the seriousnE~ss of their acts; many had been released. 70. Certain forces had always opposed China and had persisted in their attempts to vilify the country in an effort to isolate it. Such efforts were doomed to failure. The Government and people of China would, in a joint effort, continue the reform process and, in the international field, the Government would pursue its independent foreign policy of peace and co-operation on an equal footing with other States. 71. With regard to Tibet, the representative of one non-governmental organization had seen fit to disregard the facts and distort history. Before 1950, there had only been one school in Tibet; total enrolment had been 600 while 98 per cent of the population were illiterate. Enormous progress in education had been made and there were currently 2,400 prlmary schools and 68 middle level schools in addition to many institutions of higher learning. Those facts proved that the statement by that representativ'e was untrue and motivated by political influences. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement from the Chinese government, responding to criticisms and accusations from outside forces. It focuses on the government's actions to suppress a rebellion in 1989, the country's reform process, and its foreign policy. The text also addresses a specific criticism about Tibet's education system before and after 1950. Given the content and tone of the text, it seems to be more related to the government's policies and actions rather than economic or environmental issues.

**Category**
Education, International relations