4 f9 ?9 I9 C- j6 t7 k2 tBritish Museum 'welcomes investigation with Chinese over artefacts'; k2 n L, x/ F# F+ ` V
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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. - V( G7 o* p, b- e
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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