LONDON (AP) — Chinese premier Li Keqiang oversaw Tuesday the signing of trade deals worth billions with Britain during an official visit marked with pomp and ceremony, a treatment that highlights China’s growing economic importance in Europe.

Britain pulled out all its ceremonial stops for Li, who was granted a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle before he arrived in London for a formal inspection of British soldiers and a meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron at his office in Downing Street.

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