Britons will be able to travel to China for 30 days without a visa under the new deal, which will apply to both tourists and business travellers

Britons will be able to spend up to 30 days in China without a visa, which the PM says will support businesses' expansion abroad.

By Andrew MacAskill BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and China's President Xi Jinping hailed a reset of ties on Thursday, pledging to build an economic partnership with deals including a major investment by AstraZeneca that they said would benefit both countries.

The PM says he also raised the jailing of pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai in his meeting with President Xi.

In a visit to Beijing, the British leader is seeking to rekindle ties with Xi Jinping, with a business delegation in tow.

Keir Starmer this week leads a delegation of British businesses to China as he tries to rebuild relations with Beijing.

Starmer - who is travelling with around 60 British business and cultural leaders - is the first UK prime minister to visit China since 2018.