U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier appealed Friday for greater Chinese transparency in Tibet. Both urged Beijing to deal with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and his representatives.

Amid the raging Tibet issue, Dalai Lama has arrived in the United States for a visit which is expected to draw much international attention to the dislike of China, for his quest for "genuine" autonomy and preservation of the unique Tibetan culture.

The House of Representatives is expected to approve a bipartisan resolution Wednesday condemning China's crackdown in Tibet and urging Beijing to hold a substantive dialogue with the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

A group of around 15 Tibetan months have staged a protest in front of foreign journalists at a Buddhist monastery in China's northwestern Gansu province.

China's State Archives Administration on Monday published historical records that showed Tibet had been under jurisdiction of the central government for more than 700 years since the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).

The head of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, says he is very concerned about the situation in Tibet, following protests that have targeted the Olympic torch relay overseas.

The top Chinese diplomat in Los Angeles briefed local media on the truth of recent violent incidents in Lhasa and urged Western media to provide "objective" and "fair" coverage of the recent riots in the region.

China says it will reopen Tibet to foreign tourists in May nearly two months after the remote Himalayan region was sealed off to visitors and reporters following anti-government protests.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says he has expressed concern to Chinese officials about recent violence in Tibet.

The channels for dialogue between the Chinese government and Dalai Lama is always open, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Vientiane on Sunday.

A U.S. official says Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will raise American concerns about China's actions in Tibet during his talks next week in Beijing.

The United States says China has invited it to send a diplomat on a Chinese-led trip to the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, the site of anti-China protests over the past several weeks.