China welcomes more members of the U.S. Congress and people from all walks of life to visit China to gain an objective understanding of China and play a constructive role in promoting the stable, sound, and sustainable development of bilateral ties, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Monday.

The statement came in response to a Bloomberg interview with U.S. Republican Senator Steve Daines, who said he would like to arrange a bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators to visit China later this year after David Perdue is confirmed as U.S. ambassador to China.