Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will begin an official visit to China today.

Ministers Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and Patali Champika Ranawaka will accompany him.

The Prime Minister will conclude his visit on August 17. During his trip he will meet with Chinese officials and visit Industrial cities, techno parks and other economically important sites, the Prime Minister's Office said.

This visit comes just four months after Wickremesinghe's first visit to China.