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British Museum 'welcomes investigation with Chinese over artefacts' ! C& ^8 P7 D$ m/ n/ J # ^) W/ l) T! [5 Y& f5 \1 TThe 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. * d. I8 {& x3 F$ A* o% l
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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