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How China is stepping into the cultural repatriation void left by a retreating US
March 28, 2026
South China Morning Post
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As one of the biggest targets of wartime looting in centuries past, China is now positioning itself as a global pioneer in repatriating lost cultural artefacts. In this article, the second in a two-part series, Xinlu Liang looks at how China is wielding law, diplomacy and a Global South coalition to rewrite the rules of restitution, filling a void left by a retreating US.
In January, as the United States was withdrawing from a raft of heritage and science bodies around the world, China was...
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