US Deputy Assistant Secretary: US does not support ´Tibetan independence´

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John Norris said the US government's stance on the Tibet issue has been consistent. The US acknowledges that Tibet is an inalienable part of China and it does not support Tibetan independence.

Shingtsa Tenzinchodrak (R Front), a living Buddha of the  Kagyu sect of the Tibetan Buddhism and vice chairman of the  Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Tibet  Autonomous Region of China, shakes hands with Mark Kirk  (L Front), chairman of the U.S.-China Working Group in the  House, in Washington, the United States, March 17, 2009.   (Xinhua Photo)

The delegation also held talks with representatives from the US-Asia Institute, a non-governmental organization dedicated to fostering understanding and ties between the US and Asian countries.