Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a graduation ceremony for Saudi airforce officers at King Faisal Airbase in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia on December 23, 2018. (File photo: VCG)

BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's crown prince, deputy prime minister and minister of defense, will pay a visit to China from Feb. 21 to 22 at the invitation of Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang announced Friday.

During the visit, Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will co-chair the third meeting of the China-Saudi Arabia High-level Joint Committee with the crown prince, Geng said.