Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and China's President Xi Jinping hailed a reset of ties, pledging to build an economic partnership with deals including a major investment by AstraZeneca that they say will benefit both countries. But he also said the closer ties would enable Britain to engage in "frank dialogue" when there was disagreement. Xi said ties with Britain had gone through "twists and turns" that did not serve the interests of either country and that China stood ready to develop a long-term strategic partnership. Starmer's visit immediately follows that of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who signed an economic deal with Beijing to tear down trade barriers, drawing Trump's ire. "I made the promise 18 months ago, when we were elected into government, that I would make Britain face outwards again," Starmer told Xi.