China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centers in Myanmar and killed workers who tried to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.

China has executed 11 people linked to notorious online scam centres in Myanmar, as it intensifies its crackdown on frauds targeting its citizens.

The 11 were sentenced to death in September and the executions were carried out by a court in Wenzhou in the eastern province of Zhejiang, Xinhua said without giving more details about the criminals.

During the premiere ‌of the "Melania" film at ​the Kennedy ‌Center, ‍Trump was ⁠asked about the UK pledging greater business cooperation with China, and ​he told reporters: "Well, it's very dangerous ...

Today, Sir Keir Starmer has been meeting with President Xi Jinping in Beijing, the first time a sitting British PM has visited China in eight years.

The leaders struck deals to halve whisky tariffs and for visa-free travel to China for British tourists and businesses.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has had a busy few weeks receiving Western allies seeking warmer ties with the world's second-largest economy.

Donald Trump said it was "very dangerous" for the UK to do business with China, as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Shanghai on the third day of his visit to the country.