BEIJING — State Councilor Yang Jiechi will visit the United States from Feb 8 to 9, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang announced on Feb 5.

Yang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, was invited by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Geng said in a news release.

He said that both China and the United States have recently expressed willingness to maintain and further strengthen contacts and exchanges in various aspects.

During the visit, Yang will exchange views with the US side on China-US relations and international and regional issues of common concern, Geng said.