UK Returns 12 Looted Cultural Relics and Artworks to China
人民網日本語版
The UK returned 12 Chinese cultural relics and artworks seized by London's Metropolitan Police to China.Summary
A handover ceremony for 12 looted cultural relics and artworks that the UK is returning to China was held at the Chinese Embassy in the UK on September 23 local time. These 12 cultural relics and artworks had been seized by London's Metropolitan Police during the course of criminal investigations. Both China and the UK are signatories to the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. Under the framework of this convention, China's National Cultural Heritage Administration worked closely with the UK side through the Chinese Embassy in the UK, achieving the return of these 12 cultural relics and artworks.
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