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Lin, C. (2026, September 18). US hands over 64 smuggled artefacts to China in diplomatic push before leaders’ meeting. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368033/us-hands-over-64-smuggled-artefacts-china-diplomatic-push-leaders-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed
Lin, Caroline. “US hands over 64 smuggled artefacts to China in diplomatic push before leaders’ meeting.” South China Morning Post, 18 Sept. 2026, https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368033/us-hands-over-64-smuggled-artefacts-china-diplomatic-push-leaders-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed.
Lin, Caroline. “US hands over 64 smuggled artefacts to China in diplomatic push before leaders’ meeting.” South China Morning Post, September 18, 2026. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368033/us-hands-over-64-smuggled-artefacts-china-diplomatic-push-leaders-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed.
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On Wednesday, the US handed over 64 smuggled artefacts, including 58 cultural relics and palaeontological fossils, to China at a ceremony at the Chinese embassy in Washington. An additional six items were returned by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York on Thursday. The repatriation is seen as a diplomatic gesture ahead of high-level talks between the two countries, aimed at demonstrating cooperation and strategic stability. China’s foreign ministry praised the move, calling it concrete proof of constructive bilateral relations, and emphasized the importance of mutual respect and benefit for both nations.
