US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters following a closed-door caucus meeting about preventing a government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Sept 27, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)

BEIJING - China welcomes US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to lead a bipartisan delegation of senators to visit China, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

The spokesperson made the remarks after Schumer announced that he will lead a bipartisan delegation of senators to China in the coming days.

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"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," said the spokesperson.