India, Jan. 31 -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in the Chinese financial centre of Shanghai on Friday in his bid to boost business opportunities for British firms in the world's second-largest economy, just hours after US President Donald Trump signalled a possible opposition to any deal between Beijing and London. Starmer, the centre-left Labour leader, has brought more than 50 business leaders on his trip to China, the first by a UK prime minister in eight years.

He started his trip in Beijing, where he met with Chinese leaders including Xi Jinping. The two pledged to pursue a long-term and stable strategic partnership, in what was seen as a sign of improving ties after several years of friction between the two countries.In Wa...