"looters". There were indications that minorities of Islamic believers in China had remained isolated from the Han population, and that they lived largely separate lives. In all those areas, the Han population had increased appreciably, thus aggravating the traditionally rebellious instinct of those ethnic minorities which felt that they had been submerged as a result of large-scale Han colonization. Responsibility for recent disturbances in one province had been officially ascribed to Islamic fundamentalists, and severe restrictions had been imposed on the Muslim minority as a result. What were the causes of those clashes, and what action was being taken to return the situation to normal? She also wished to know why the authorities had not opened the Kunjerak pass on the Karakon highway for tourist traffic that year. The segregation with respect to housing, education, employment and health care to which the Muslim population was subject violated article 3 of the Convention, under which States parties undertook to prevent, prohibit and eradicate all racially segregationist practices in territories under their jurisdiction. CERD/C/SR.869 page 9 In connection with the right to freedom of religion, she asked whether Muslims in China were entitled to make the pilgrimage to Mecca, and if so, what arrangements were made for them to do so. Under article 5 (d) (ii), everyone had the right to leave any co\llltry, including his own, and to return to his country. She asked what prospects the thousands of Muslims displaced in the early 1960s from China to the Muslim republics of the Soviet Union had of returning to their own homelands to visit relatives :. In view of China's. officially proclaimed policy of accepting diversity w.ithin its own borders and its commitment to allow radically different systems 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing issues related to social and cultural tensions between different ethnic groups in China, particularly between the Han population and Islamic minorities. The language used suggests a focus on human rights, segregation, and the rights of religious minorities, which may indicate that the text is more related to social and cultural issues rather than economic or environmental concerns.

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