<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"On 8November2012, the eve of the opening of the Chinese Communist Party congress which was to appoint Xi Jinping as the next President of the country, five Tibetans, demanding the return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet and the protection of their fundamental rights from violations by the Chinese authorities, committed self-immolation in remote areas of China. They included three young monks, between 15 and 16years of age. This is the largest number of people to commit self-immolation in a single day, and the symbolic character of these incidents, which are intended as a strong message to the new Chinese leadership, is clear.  The number of Tibetans who have committed self-immolation since March2011 is now 68, and even more worrying is the fact that those who choose this form of protest against violations of their fundamental freedoms are getting younger and younger.  The EU is China's most important trading partner, and the human rights clause always has a prominent role in EU trade agreements. Furthermore, there is an ongoing open dialogue between theEU and China (the most recent meeting took place on 30May2012) on the issue of human rights, while theEU arms embargo continues to apply to China. However, Tibetans are still being deprived of their fundamental freedoms, resulting in these tragic events.  In this context and in the light of the EU's human rights dialogue with China, will the Commission say:      —  Is it aware of this turn of events?      —  Does it intend to go beyond the usual positive comments and raise this issue more directly and urgently with the Chinese authorities, especially now that new contacts will be formed and programmatic statements exchanged between China and theEU owing to changes in the Chinese leadership?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [19]. </s>
On 8November2012, the eve of the opening of the Chinese Communist Party congress which was to appoint Xi Jinping as the next President of the country, five Tibetans, demanding the return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet and the protection of their fundamental rights from violations by the Chinese authorities, committed self-immolation in remote areas of China. They included three young monks, between 15 and 16years of age. This is the largest number of people to commit self-immolation in a single day, and the symbolic character of these incidents, which are intended as a strong message to the new Chinese leadership, is clear.  The number of Tibetans who have committed self-immolation since March2011 is now 68, and even more worrying is the fact that those who choose this form of protest against violations of their fundamental freedoms are getting younger and younger.  The EU is China's most important trading partner, and the human rights clause always has a prominent role in EU trade agreements. Furthermore, there is an ongoing open dialogue between theEU and China (the most recent meeting took place on 30May2012) on the issue of human rights, while theEU arms embargo continues to apply to China. However, Tibetans are still being deprived of their fundamental freedoms, resulting in these tragic events.  In this context and in the light of the EU's human rights dialogue with China, will the Commission say:      —  Is it aware of this turn of events?      —  Does it intend to go beyond the usual positive comments and raise this issue more directly and urgently with the Chinese authorities, especially now that new contacts will be formed and programmatic statements exchanged between China and theEU owing to changes in the Chinese leadership?