Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit South Africa, France, and Switzerland from October 17 to 23, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang announced at the regular press briefing on Wednesday.

During his visit to France, State Councilor Wang Yi will attend the 5th meeting of the China-France High-level Mechanism for Dialogue on People-to-People Exchanges, Geng said. 

While visiting Switzerland, Wang Yi is expected to attend the second round of China-Switzerland Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue, added the spokesperson.