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Medvedev arrives for official visit, welcomed by Hu

(23 May 2008) 1. Wide of Great Hall of the People 2. Close up of Russian flag 3. Car carrying Russian President Dmitry Medvedev pulling up, Medvedev gets out 4. Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao walking along red carpet towards officials 5. Wide of welcoming ceremony 6. Medvedev and Hu step onto podium, Russian national anthem starts playing 7. Wide of honour guard 8. Medvedev and Hu inspect guard 9. Zoom out from band playing to wide of welcoming ceremony 10. Medvedev and Hu walking along red carpet 11. Close up of Russian flag 12. Medvedev and Hu on podium 13. Honour guard marching 14. Zoom in on Hu, Medvedev and delegates on stairs walking towards Great Hall of the People 15. Tilt down Great Hall of the People to band STORYLINE: Russia's new president arrived in China on Friday on his first overseas trip since taking office, a further sign of improving ties between the one-time Cold War rivals. Chinese and Russian officials signed a 1 (b) billion US dollar deal to have Russia build a nuclear fuel plant in China. Friday's deal was signed during the visit to Beijing by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Medvedev and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, were on hand as the deal was signed in Beijing. The deal calls for Russia to build a 500 (m) million US dollars nuclear fuel enrichment plant and supply semi-enriched uranium worth at least 500 (m) million US dollars. Medvedev's arrival in Beijing comes after a stop in neighbouring Kazakhstan on Thursday, where he was seeking to preserve his country's clout in the energy-rich Central Asian state. China and Russia have built a relationship intended to serve as a counterweight to US dominance, but continued friction remains - especially over oil and gas - in Central Asia. There is also rich symbolism in Medvedev's choice of China as the main destination of his first foreign trip. When his predecessor, Vladimir Putin, went abroad for the first time as president in 2000, he travelled to London - via Belarus - with a message Russia wanted closer ties to the West. In recent years, China and Russia have made highly symbolic political overtures to one another, holding joint military manoeuvres and engaging in high-level talks on creating a "multi-polar world." 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...