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Chirac meets Hu Jintao, official welcoming ceremony held

(26 Oct 2006) 1. Various of soldiers formed up in line 2. Wide shot of the Great Hall of the People with band in front of building 3. Mid shot of French President Jacques Chirac and Chinese President Hu Jintao walking up to podium UPSOUND: French National Anthem 4. Mid shot of band UPSOUND: French National Anthem 5. Close up of soldiers forming guard of honour standing at attention UPSOUND: French National Anthem 6. Wide shot of soldiers UPSOUND: French National Anthem 7. Close up of Chirac and Hu 8. Wide shot of soldier carrying sword presenting arms 9. Chirac and Hu step down from podium and walk down red carpet 10. Wide of Hu and Chirac bowing to guard of honour 11. Mid shot of Chirac walking 12. Wide shot of Hu and Chirac walking down red carpet past guard of honour 13. Mid shot of guard of honour 14. Wide of Hu and Chirac bowing and walking away down red carpet STORYLINE: French President Jacques Chirac met his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in Beijing on Thursday for talks expected to focus on trade, nuclear concerns and China's human rights record. Chirac arrived in the Chinese capital Beijing on Wednesday with a 30-strong business delegation reflecting France's commitment to engagement with one of the world's largest economies. The French president is seeking to expand economic ties in areas such as nuclear power and rail transport where France is a major player. The talks with the Chinese leaders were also expected to touch on the North Korean and Iranian nuclear disputes. Among European Union members, France has been an outspoken advocate of engagement with China and has garnered significant good will with Beijing for its support to have a 17-year-old EU ban on arms sales to China lifted. The arms ban was imposed after China's 1989 crackdown on the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests. Beijing has lobbied repeatedly for it to be lifted, calling it a "Cold War relic." France is in favour, but others in the 25-nation EU have failed to reach agreement. France has also called on the EU to recognise China as a market economy. French trade ties to China - the world's fourth-largest economy - have nearly doubled since 2000 but are still relatively slim. France currently holds only a 1.4 percent share in the expanding Chinese market while Germany has a 4 percent share, according to French government figures. Soon after the business delegation's arrival, the CEO of France's Alstom SA announced a deal to supply 500 freight locomotives to China, in a venture with Chinese counterpart Dantong. China also signed an order for 150 mid-size Airbus A320 planes, the European aircraft maker's chief executive officer said. Airbus CEO Louis Gallois told reporters that the ordered planes would be assembled in China and delivered between 2009 and 2012. The deal represents a boost for Airbus in the fast-growing China market at a time when the company is struggling over management changes, cost-cuttings and delays to its A380 super-jumbo jet project. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...