China's delegate. Ambassador Yu Mengjia, called upon the international community to increase its pressure of sanctions on South Africa and not to relent until the apartheid system is abolished. 45. Cn 16 November 1989, General Secretary Jiang Zeming and President of the Republic Yang Shangkun jointly addressed a telegram to the South West African People's Crganization (SWAPC), President Nujoma, congratulating him on the majority won by SWAPC in Namibia's constitutional parliament. 46. Cn 12 December 1989, at the United Nations General Assembly Special Conference on Apartheid and Its Detrimental Effect in southern Africa, China's permanent delegate to the United Nations, Li Luye, strongly urged South Africa to see the writing on the wall and adopt a more liberal policy by renouncing its racist laws under apartheid. He also called upon the South African authorities to recognize the national liberation movements - the African National Congress of South Africa and the Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania - and engage in a serious democratic dialogue with them. 47. At a press conference at the International Conference Centre in Harare on 4 August 1989, China's Foreign Minister, Qian Qishen, made a four-point statement on China's basic position on the situation in southern Africa and its possible settlement. In the words of that statement, China greatly appreciates the effort of the southern African people to achieve a political settlement of the problems of the region. As always, China strongly supports the policy and strategy adopted by them consistent with their actual conditions. For southern Africa to achieve peace, stability, development and prosperity, it is absolutely crucial that the deepest root cause for regional unrest - apartheid in South Africa - be eradicated. China will respect whatever choice is made by the people of Namibia as long as the election is 
**Analysis**
The text discusses China's stance on the apartheid system in South Africa, Namibia, and southern Africa as a whole. China is calling for international pressure on South Africa to abandon apartheid and is congratulating Namibia's constitutional parliament and national liberation movements. This suggests that the category should be related to international relations, politics, and human rights.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief