Nations that avoided China in recent years are now sending their leaders to Beijing for meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is pictured alongside China's Xi Jinping on most of Friday's papers.

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Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Canada after Prime Minister Carney announces trade deal with China, escalating tensions as allies defy U.S. pressure.

US President Donald Trump warned Britain’s prime minister that it was “very dangerous” to strengthen ties with China.

The Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics opened a pilot manufacturing and validation platform on Thursday that is designed to support the transition of humanoid robots from small-batch prototyping to scalable production. The launch was also marked by the rollout of the center's 1,000th customized prototype robot.

Analysts expect the U.S.-China trade truce to hold as Beijing bets Trump won’t follow through on his threats ahead of a leaders’ meeting in April.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in the Chinese financial center of Shanghai in his bid to boost business opportunities for U.K. firms in the world’s second-largest economy, just hours after President Donald Trump signaled a possible opposition to any deal between Beijing and London.