E/CN.4/1995/91 page 110 Former Yugoslavia Once again, no allegations were communicated to the authorities concerned this year on account of the complexity of the situation and the extension of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the territory of the former Yugoslavia. The Special Rapporteur has taken note with interest of the sixth periodic report submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the former Yugoslavia, Mr. Tadeusz Mazowiecki (E/CN.4/1994/110), and of resolution 1994/72 of the Commission on Human Rights of 9 March 1994. III. VISIT BY THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR TO CHINA A. Introduction From 19 to 30 November 1994, the Special Rapporteur on Religious Intolerance visited China, on the proposal and at the invitation of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, under the terms of his mandate and in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 1994/18 of 25 February 1994. During that visit, the Special Rapporteur met representatives of the Government and of the non-governmental sectors. In particular, he had discussions with the leaders of the five principal religions represented in China (Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism), worshippers and scholars and also with a recently released Tibetan monk. He also visited places of worship and of religious significance, as well as religious institutes. During the visit the Rapporteur went to Beijing, Chengdu (Sichuan Province), Lhasa (Tibet Autonomous Region) and Shanghai. The Special Rapporteur wishes to extend his sincere thanks to the Chinese authorities for inviting him. He attaches symbolic importance to this first visit to China of a Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights. In this connection, he wishes to welcome the openness shown by the Chinese Government and its efforts, its sustained interest and its desire to cooperate. He is also very grateful to the various high-level individuals he met during the preparation and in the course of this visit. The visit, and the high quality of the discussions during both consultations with government representatives and interviews with the various religious groupings, provided a better understanding of the religious aspects of the human rights situation in both its religious and political dimensions. China is a very large and complex country, an analysis of which demands sustained attention and special efforts. China has for some time been engaged in a process of fundamental reforms in every field, including that of human rights. Thus the visit resulted in a better understanding of Chinese realities and at the same time the identification of certain fields of progress and aspects where further development may be hoped for. In this connection, the Special Rapporteur considers that exchanges of this kind should be continued.