& J$ a8 ?& F& w3 |6 kBritish Museum 'welcomes investigation with Chinese over artefacts'4 v/ Q8 y. k/ p4 L z
/ U6 o% `+ @- \! r: F/ e$ y$ XThe 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. . P. N5 I' K+ {5 K5 {% C) S2 s) L. c# O
5 \6 d5 v9 L( D$ Z2 P/ ~ , p$ m1 u; A* C W* M+ b: ?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