Beijing welcomes US lawmakers' visit: FM spokesperson
Beijing made its welcome gesture on Wednesday to an upcoming delegation of US lawmakers who are expected to arrive in China in the coming few days.
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has announced that he will lead a bipartisan delegation of senators to China next week, The Associated Press reported.
In response, an unnamed Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, "China welcomes US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to lead a bipartisan delegation of senators to China."
"We hope this visit will contribute to a more objective understanding of China in the US Congress, increase dialogue and communication between the legislatures of our two countries, and add positive factors to the growth of China-US relations," the ministry website quoted the spokesperson in a statement published on Wednesday.
