The British Museum boasts one of the biggest collections of Chinese antiquities in the west, but it has faced repeated calls to return them to China. Now historical documents reveal that many of the antiquities were acquired with the full cooperation of Chinese officials in the last century.

Chinese artefacts in repatriation row were ‘given willingly’ to British Museum comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

The British Museum boasts one of the biggest collections of Chinese antiquities in the west, but it has faced repeated calls to return them to China. Now historical documents reveal that many of the antiquities were acquired with the full cooperation of Chinese officials in the last century.

Chinese artefacts in repatriation row were ‘given willingly’ to British Museum comes via ChinaTechNews.com.