BEIJING -- At the invitation of the US government, senior Chinese official Liu He will visit the United States from Feb 27 to March 3, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said here Monday.

Lu Kang told a daily news briefing that the two sides will exchange views on China-US relations and bilateral cooperation on economy and trade during Liu's visit.

Liu is a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the General Office of the Central Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs.