Australian Prime Minister Gillard attends welcoming ceremony in Beijing

Workers prepare both the Chinese (L) and Australian national flags prior to the start of an official welcoming ceremony for Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 26, 2011. Gillard is on a four-day visit to China, and will have meetings with President Hu Jintao and business leaders during her trip. Gillard said she will press China on human rights and North Korea in Beijing, while seeking to boost trade with the biggest consumer of her nation's coal and iron ore deposits. UPI/Stephen Shaver