stress the point that members should confine themselves to articles of the Convention. Mr, LECHUGA HEVIA, referring to paragraph 13 of the third periodic report, said he would like to know why Tibet was given preferential treatment with regard to the retention of foreign exchange income earned from foreign trade. Mr, RESHETOV said that he endorsed the views expressed by Mr. de Gouttes concerning differences in the attitudes of States to the Convention. In reporting on certain provisions of the Convention, some States said that torture did not exist in their country while others indicated that they had no minority problem. China belonged to a different group of States. Since 1982 China, which had many problems, had adopted an approach involving a dialogue with the Committee. In his opinion, members could use any source of information they wished and he recognized that non-governmental organizations frequently provided extremely valuable information. In the case of some European countries, the only information available came from official sources. He stressed that the remarks made by members concerning the report of China were intended to be constructive and did not constitute criticism of that country. Mr, ABOUL-NASR said he wished to make it clear that he was not opposed to non-governmental organizations as a source of information and thought that members should invite them to address the Committee. Mr, FAN Guoxiang (China) said that his delegation would require some time to prepare replies to the questions raised by members. He stressed the readiness of his Government and delegation to conduct a serious dialogue with the Committee. With regard to the status of Tibet, he said that it had always been part of the territory of the Republic of China. The CHAIRMAN thanked the Chinese delegation for continuing its dialogue with the Committee. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a meeting of a committee or organization, where members are discussing a report from China and asking questions about its implementation of a human rights convention. The discussion centers around the Chinese government's treatment of Tibet and the use of non-governmental organizations as a source of information. The language used is formal and diplomatic, indicating a serious and formal discussion.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Human rights