Chinese relics auctioned off for 14 mln Euros each

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Two controversial ancient Chinese relics have been auctioned  off for 14 million Euros each by anonymous telephone bidders  at Christie's.

China condemns Christie´s sculpture sale, warns of "serious effects"

Following an auction Wednesday in Paris by Christie's of two bronze sculptures taken from the Summer Palace in 1860, China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) issued a statement here Thursday condemning the action and saying it would have "serious effects" on Christie's development in China." Full story>>

How absurd to "kidnap" cultural relics with human rights

Two pieces of China's valuable cultural past, the bronze heads of a rabbit and a rat, stolen from the Old Summer Palace by British and French forces during the second Opium War in 1860, are scheduled for auction in Paris Wednesday night. Full Story>>

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