Tibetans invite US lawmakers to region

US lawmakers are welcome to visit Tibet to better understand the autonomous region of China, a senior Chinese legislator from Tibet said in Washington on Tuesday.

"Seeing is believing. We've extended our invitation to ask more senators and representatives to visit Tibet, and they said they are very interested in going to the region to see for themselves the changes and achievements in Tibet," said Danzeng Langjie, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Tibet autonomous region.

Danzeng Langjie made the remark at a news conference on Tuesday after a delegation that he led met with US senators Steve Daines, John Barraso and representatives Darin LaHood and Rick Larsen. Daines, Barraso and LaHood are Republicans and Larsen is a Democrat.