1. Wide exterior of Swedish Embassy to China 2. Close of sign 3. Wide of Swedish Foreign Minister, Carl Bildt 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Carl Bildt, Swedish Foreign Minister: "The number one issue of my talks in Beijing has been the need to preserve the free trade system, the open global economy, and to resist the protectionist pressures that we see rising in different countries at the moment. And here we Europeans, we have an open economy, we are traders, and the Chinese have a common interest. I think it is very important to strengthen that particular axis between the free trader and open economy defenders in the world today." 5. Cutaway of flag 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Carl Bildt, Swedish Foreign Minister: "But I do think it is important that we strengthen the possibilities of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) to help nations that are going to be in difficult situations. Then we need to move on more long-term, to the reform of the financial institutions, to be more representative of the world that it is today, rather than the world that it was in 1945 which was a long time ago." 7. Cutaway hands 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Carl Bildt, Swedish Foreign Minister: "As long as we make very clear that we adhere to one-China policy, that we respect the territorial integrity of China, and then I think we should continue to say to the Chinese authorities that they must pursue dialogue with the Dalai Lama. The nature of that particular dialogue is for them and the Dalai Lama to decide. That's an internal matter to some extent. And it is a question, as we see it, of respect for cultural diversity, respect for human rights, and if handled in that way, I think that will be part of the dialogue that we have between China and the European Union." 9. Wide of Carl Bildt in interview STORYLINE: Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said European countries and China must defend free trade by speaking up against a rising tide of protectionism around the world. Speaking in Beijing on Tuesday, Bildt said it was important to strengthen the "axis of free trade and open economy defenders in the world today" and to urge others to resist the temptation of protectionism. Bildt, who was speaking at the end of a three-day visit to China, also said China could help to replenish the resources of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). European leaders have agreed that the IMF needs double its current funding to help members respond to the crisis. Bildt's visit comes as Sweden prepares to take over the rotating presidency of the European Union later this year. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/4be17a13277f6201fe78bdd44549c6b9 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

• published: 21 Jul 2015
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