(6 May 2013)
1. Wide of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas walking on red carpet for welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People
2. Medium of Xi and Abbas walking onto stage
3. Close of Xi and Abbas on stage: UPSOUND music
4. Wide of Xi and Abbas on stage, right pan to band lined up and playing by long red carpet
5. Close of Palestinian flag and Chinese emblem and flags on building
6. Wide of Xi and Abbas walking down red carpet inspecting guards of honour
7. Close of Abbas, pan right to guards of honour
8. Wide of ceremony
9. Wide of meeting between Abbas, Xi and Chinese and Palestinian officials
10. Medium of Xi and Chinese officials
11. Close of Xi in meeting
12. Wide of Abbas and Palestinian officials
13. Close of Abbas
14. Wide of meeting
STORYLINE:
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was welcomed by Chinese President Xi Jinping with a grand ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday as part of his visit to China for talks.
Abbas and Xi discussed bilateral ties as well as international and regional issues.
Abbas' trip overlaps with the arrival Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is paying an official visit to China as a guest of Premier Li Keqiang from Monday to Friday.
The Chinese government said it is willing to set up a meeting between the two leaders in Beijing this week, if both sides express an interest in doing so.
Negotiations for peace between the two sides have been frozen for more than four years.
China has traditionally had a low profile in Middle East diplomacy but in recent years has tried to play a more active role in the region.
Abbas' visit to China will end on Tuesday.
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