Chinese Bidder Refuses to Pay $40 Million


	Chinese Bidder Refuses to Pay $40 Million

boniface

3-2-2009 12:23 PM

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boniface says:

The Chinese are right on this issue. So many artifacts in British and French museums are simply "loot" grabbed during the plundering of other countries.

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3-2-2009 4:38 PM

carrerinyes

The french news are reporting this over here. I think they should be returned.

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