tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35183976.post7986224975083300641..comments2023-10-26T06:35:55.278-05:00Comments on Illicit Cultural Property: China's Repatriation Team Visits the MetAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00815004368881797395noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35183976.post-75682390159835957952009-12-17T16:04:28.570-06:002009-12-17T16:04:28.570-06:00Derek- I disagree with your post, and instead bel...Derek- I disagree with your post, and instead believe that the article does nicely point out the nationalistic dimension of China's quest. <br /><br />To put it all in perspective, I'm sure the Chinese would be unhappy if Tibetans or Uyghurs showed up in one of their museums with TV cameras to ask about looted property. To be sure, they would be subject to more than an unflattering article in a newspaper. <br /><br />Of course, it may not have been the 1860’s, but the British DID also sack and burn the White House during the War of 1812. I suspect some of the art that was looted from Washington, D.C., still resides in some British Country House somewhere, but Americans largely lost their distaste for the British Government by the early 20th c. Hence, this has never become an issue. <br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Peter TompaCultural Property Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.com