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British Museum 'welcomes investigation with Chinese over artefacts' . H8 W+ x; c$ {+ A9 e 5 O9 |9 _+ z+ G7 wThe 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 ]- i" S: Y( I$ d! [ O, y
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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