Скачать или смотреть New president of Myanmar visits China

(27 May 2011) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of Myanmar and Chinese presidents walking up to podium
2. Myanmar President Thein Sein (left) and Chinese President Hu Jintao
3. Wide pan of welcoming ceremony inside the Great Hall of the People
4. Chinese honour guards
5. Wide of the two leaders
6. Honour guards
7. Wide of Thein Sein and Hu inspecting honour guards
8. Thein Sein and Hu inspecting honour guards
9. Wide of official talks
10. Mid of Hu
11. Mid of Thein Sein
12. Wide of talks
13. Close-up of Myanmar and Chinese flags on table
14. Thein Sein and Hu at the signing ceremony
15. Wide of signing ceremony
16. Myanmar official signing documents
17. Chinese official signing documents
18. Officials exchanging documents then shaking hands
19. Officials clapping
20. Thein Sein and Hu toasting with champagne
21. Wide of officials toasting the signing of agreements
22. Thein Sein walking in and shaking hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
23. Close-up of hand shake
24. Wide of meeting
25. Close-up of Wen
26. Close-up of Thein Sein
27. Wen and Thein Sein talking
STORYLINE
China bestowed a pomp-filled welcome on Myanmar's president on Friday, conferring legitimacy on the country's new, nominally civilian government and ensuring continued Chinese access to its neighbour's natural resources.
The state visit is Thein Sein's first since Myanmar installed its new government in March, underscoring the importance of both countries' ties.
He was welcomed by Chinese President Hu Jintao with a formal ceremony inside the Great Hall of the People, followed by talks between the two and their delegations.
Hu and Thein Sein then presided over the signing of nine agreements covering cooperation and loans from Chinese state banks to Myanmar for projects including a hydroelectric station and railway.
Thein Sein also met with senior Chinese figures, including Premier Wen Jiabao.
Thein Sein was prime minister in the long-ruling military junta that stepped aside for elections in November it called a final step on the path to democracy.
Critics say the vote was rigged in favour of Thein Sein's army-backed political party to perpetuate military dominance.
Former junta officers largely make up the Parliament and Cabinet of the new government.
China, with its juggernaut economy, need for raw materials and desire for stable borders, has been a lifeline for Myanmar, offering trade and investment and overlooking human rights violations and corruption.
While Western governments and companies stay away, China and its companies have rushed in, building pipelines to bring in gas and oil, extracting timber and filling markets with consumer goods.
Two-way trade soared 50 percent last year to 4.44 (b) billion US dollars while Chinese investment totals 12 (b) billion US dollars, by Chinese statistics.

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