(6 Sep 2005)
1. Pan of British Prime Minister Tony Blair walking in and shaking hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
2. Close-up of Blair and Wen
3. Wide shot of conference room
4. Wen talking
5. Blair talking
6. British and Chinese officials sitting down at table at signing ceremony
7. Blair and Wen at signing ceremony
8. British Minister of State For Trade (Responsible for Trade Policy and Foreign Affairs) Ian Pearson signing China-UK culture exchanges agreement
9. Chinese Vice Culture Minister Meng Xiaosi signing agreement
10. Cutaway of Chinese and British flags
11. Ministers shake hands
12. Wide shot of signing ceremony
13. Ian Grey, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Airbus UK, signing contract
14. Si Xianmin, General Manager of China Southern Airlines, signing contract
15. Li Hai, President of China Aviation Supplies Corporation, signing contract
16. All three shaking hands
17. Blair arriving for press conference
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister:
"It's not that people resent China, but they've got a question mark, because they see this enormous economic power and they ask: Will this developing economy be matched by political development, development in the field of human rights as well? His answer to me was that China faced enormous challenges because you've got a relatively wealthy part of China but many, many poor people; that their economic development has a long way to go but that they recognise that political development should accompany that."
19. Wide of Blair at podium
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister:
"If the Chinese political system develops in a way that allows greater freedom and therefore greater cooperation, with not just the United States of America but with European countries and the UK as well, then I think there is a tremendous opportunity for us. And the purpose of the discussion that we've had just now has been to see if it's possible to have that type of strategic dialogue that allows you to resolve these questions in the right way."
21. Wide of people at a newspaper stand
22. Close pan of headline reading: "Sino-European Textile Talks have reached a Deal"
23. Close up of headline reading: "800 million articles of clothing released from European border warehouses"
24. Photo in newspaper showing EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson shaking hands with China's commerce minister, Bo Xilai
25. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Tang Jingjing, Vox pop:
"The important thing to keep in mind is the people that will wear these clothes. Countries should monitor their own systems, not go out against other countries or limit imports. That isn't a long term solution."
26. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mr Wang, Vox pop:
"Well, clearly there is a strong demand over there. What they need to do is balance and coordinate with each other over how best to meet that demand."
27. Man reading newspaper pinned on notice board
STORYLINE:
China and Britain signed four agreements on Monday after talks between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao.
China Southern Airlines Co., the nation's second-biggest airline, will buy 10 A330 planes made by Airbus SAS jetliners, with a total list price of 1.5 (b) billion US dollars.
The purchase includes eight A330-300 planes and two A330-200 planes, all to be delivered in 2007 and 2008, an Airbus official said.
Speaking to reporters after the meetings, Blair said he was optimistic that China would match its fast-paced economic development with greater respect for human rights and greater momentum toward democracy.
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