At the invitation of President Jiang Zemin of the People's Republic of China, President William Clinton of the United States of America will pay a state visit to China From June 25 to July 3, 1998.

This was announced by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao in Beijing on June 4 at a regular press conference.

President Jiang Zemin will exchange views in an extensive and in-depth manner with President Clinton on China-U.S. relations and international issues of common concern, Zhu said.

Apart from Beijing, President Clinton will also visit such Chinese cities as Xi'an, Shanghai and Guilin and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.