WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama's top national security aide will visit China and India later this week, the White House said on Tuesday.

White House National Security Adviser Tom Donilon on Friday will meet Chinese leaders, including Vice Premier Wang Qishan and State Councilor Dai Bingguo, and then travel to India.

The White House gave no details of what the meetings would cover, saying only that they would "discuss a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual concern."

Donilon's visit to India comes at a time of increasing tension between the United States and India's rival Pakistan.