Bilateral talks on Aids crisis, human rights

SHOTLIST 1. Wide shot of Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Shen Guofang arriving at meeting 2. Mid shot of Shen shaking hands with Deputy Secretary of Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Dr Geoff Raby 3. Cutaway of cameraman 4. Wide pan from Chinese delegation to Australian delegation 5. Mid shot of Shen consulting with colleague 6. Mid shot of Raby reading document 7. Cutaway of cameraman 8. Shen speaking 9. Wide shot of meeting 10. Mid shot of Australian delegation 11. Raby speaking 12. Wide pan of meeting STORYLINE Chinese and Australian officials met in Beijing on Monday to discuss China's handling of its HIV/AIDS problem and other human rights issues, the Australian Embassy said in a statement. The talks are the ninth in a series of official dialogues between the two countries which began in 1997. Monday's meeting was attended by Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Shen Guofang and the Deputy Secretary of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Dr Geoff Raby. The Australian delegation plans to visit China's central Hunan province to see how officials are handling the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the release said. They will also discuss labour rights, women's rights, religious freedom, the treatment of political activists and other issues, it said. The Australian delegation is also expected to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/9730cc87f22f8207c980c991dbc06bd7 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork