US hands over 41 cultural relics to China under deal to return artefacts
The United States has repatriated 41 artifacts and antiques to China, fulfilling an agreement aimed at returning looted and smuggled relics to Beijing. The items, which range from Neolithic pottery to Qing dynasty objects related to Tibetan Buddhism, were handed over by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York to China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration.
The Manhattan prosecutor's office seized the 41 relics while handling cases and informed the Chinese consulate in New York. According to CCTV, the relics were "illegally exported from China." Matthew Bogdanos, an assistant district attorney, stated that returning the antiquities to their homeland was "the right thing to do." The Chinese administration worked with the consulate to ensure the items' return.
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The United States has repatriated 41 artifacts and antiques to China, fulfilling an agreement aimed at returning looted and smuggled relics to Beijing. The items, which range from Neolithic pottery to Qing dynasty objects related to Tibetan Buddhism, were handed over by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York to China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration.
The Manhattan prosecutor's office seized the 41 relics while handling cases and informed the Chinese consulate in New York. According to CCTV, the relics were "illegally exported from China." Matthew Bogdanos, an assistant district attorney, stated that returning the antiquities to their homeland was "the right thing to do." The Chinese administration worked with the consulate to ensure the items' return.
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