2 Z2 k/ H" d# M8 o3 ^4 }British Museum 'welcomes investigation with Chinese over artefacts' - F; p4 M. F* E6 a) w: U0 v* z2 }; O . e9 H+ j- r8 I9 _# W N" ?The British Museum has said it would welcome a joint investigation with Chinese researchers into controversial artefacts that were looted by British and French troops from the Old Summer Palace in Beijing 150 years ago. . ?1 i8 N) ~5 X* \
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Two bronze animals heads taken from a fountain inthe Old Summer Palace were auctioned in Paris in defiance of objectionsfrom the Chinese government who had called for the sale to be cancelled