British Museum relaxed about Chinese relics' searchOne of Britain's most prestigious museums said Tuesday it had nothing to hide, after China announced it would dispatch experts to record relics abroad it says were looted loot n. 1. Valuables pillaged in time of war; spoils. 2. Stolen goods. 3. Informal Goods illicitly obtained, as by bribery. 4. from Beijing's Old Summer Palace. Museums, libraries and private collections in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Britain, France and Japan will be targeted by the initiative, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the director of Beijing's Yuanmingyuan, or Old Summer Palace, quoted in the China Daily. China views the burning and pillaging of the Yuanmingyuan in 1860 by British and French armies as one of its greatest humiliations. The British Museum British Museum, the national repository in London for treasures in science and art. Located in the Bloomsbury section of the city, it has departments of antiquities, prints and drawings, coins and medals, and ethnography. in London, which has a substantial collection of Chinese artefacts, said it did not believe the Chinese initiative was aimed at seeking the return of any items, but simply to catalogue them. "We understand it is about archiving and documentation. We would be happy to have any discussion with anyone who comes forward," said museum spokeswoman Esme Wilson. "But we have not been contacted by anyone at this point." China protested strongly this year when auctioneers Christie's sold two bronze animal heads looted from the Old Summer Palace, which belonged to late French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent Saint Lau·rent or Saint-Lau·rent A city of southern Quebec, Canada, an industrial suburb of Montreal. Population: 77,391. and his partner Pierre Berge. The Chinese government Ever since Republic of China founded in January 1st, 1912, China has had several regional and national governments. List
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