EIJING, April 5 -- German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit China from April 8 to 10 at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei announced on Tuesday.

During his visit, Wang and Steinmeier will co-chair the second session of Chinese-German strategic dialog on diplomatic and security affairs.

The first session of the strategic dialogue was held in Berlin, Germany, last year.