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

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

The agreements include allowing Britons to enter China for up to 30 days without a visa, Downing Street has said. The government is seeking closer trade ties with Beijing to help boost economic growth.

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.

China is set to lift restrictions which ​it had imposed on a group of British parliamentarians, prime minister Keir Starmer said on ‍Friday. This means they will now be free to travel to China.

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.

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