; F) u1 `( [' w x2 O- u" xBritish Museum 'welcomes investigation with Chinese over artefacts' 6 @3 X$ h: U/ J2 z. {9 Q# Z: }0 y9 ^' `& b
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. 8 R7 c" S2 j8 X% j2 t
! O+ x9 I, [6 I5 t: P' w : k7 @4 p6 q4 P y& L, RTwo 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