A delegation of China's Tibetan legislators met with U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi here Thursday, exchanging views frankly on issues including China-U.S. relations and the Chinese central government's policies on Tibet.
The delegation was headed by Qizhala, deputy to China's National People's Congress and secretary of the Lhasa Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China. Lhasa is the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
During the meeting, Qizhala said China will work with the United States to enhance the two countries' mutual understanding and cooperation at the bilateral, regional and global levels.
Through continued joint efforts, more tangible results can be achieved in the China-U.S. relationship, bringing greater and better interests to Chinese, Americans and people from all over the world, he said.
Responding to the issues concerned in the U.S side, Qizhala urged the United States to keep its promises, to avoid offering platforms for anti-China activities by the 14th Dalai Lama and his group, and to block Dalai's future visits to the country and meetings with American politicians.
Pelosi, for her part, welcomed the delegation's visit to Capitol Hill, sharing them with memories about her impressed trip in the Tibet Autonomous Region last November as the head of a group of U.S. lawmakers visiting China.
Such exchange of visits has built a bridge of friendship between the two countries and helped them enhance mutual communication and understanding, she noted.
The United States admits Tibet is part of China and will adhere to the one China policy, she added.
Earlier in the day, the Tibetan legislators also exchanged views on Tibet's development in various fields with experts and scholars at the Brookings Institution, a well-known U.S. think tank based in Washington D.C.
The delegation left for China later in the day after concluding its visit to the United States and Mexico.
