Tibet part of China: US official

Source: China Daily | 03-18-2009 09:06

WASHINGTON: US deputy assistant secretary John Norris yesterday reiterated that Washington "does not support Tibet independence" and that the autonomous region was very much a part of China.

Living Buddha Shingtsa Tenzinchodrak, a deputy to the NPC,  makes a toast at a banquet in Washington yesterday. [Xinhua]

Norris made the remarks during his meeting with a visiting five-member Tibetan delegation from the National People's Congress (NPC), in the US to increase the outside world's understanding of the region.

Norris, who is responsible for East Asian and Pacific affairs, said the US was concerned about the situation in Tibet, and it was good to communicate with the delegation.