Foreign Affairs Ministry website message, Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson announced:
At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will pay a state visit to China from August 18th to 24th.
Jordan is a hereditary constitutional monarchy. The king is the head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces, with power being highly centralized. Abdullah II ascended to the throne on February 7, 1999.
