Three of a set of jade carvings presented to the sixth Panchen Lama by Emperor Qianlong in 1781 which sold for $1.1 million in Beijing last month
Three of a set of jade carvings presented to the sixth Panchen Lama by Emperor Qianlong in 1781 which sold for $1.1 million in Beijing last month
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I don't want 1 red cent going to this. Ridiculous waste of money. Investigate the CIA leaks, Intelligence Failures, Border issues.
Chinese artifacts are not something we need to concern ourselves with.
The article says that the congressman has a record of interest in China's human rights abuses in Tibeet (a subject I *am* interested in). My guess is that he has become frustrated by getting absolutely nowhere with that, and has turned to trying to "get" the Chinese on stolen art objects -- something he can actually prove with concrete evidence, that does not require witnesses (especially *live* witnesses, something in short supply in that part of the world). This is very much like convicting Al Capone on tax evasion -- not the real issue, but all you can manage.
The upside is that the Chinese government will be at least embarrassed (something that I'm always in favor of!). The downside is that our tax dollars will be spent on a mere embarrassment, since nothing of significance will really happen. The Chinese may eventually pay a few million in reparations or something of that sort, but there is no independent Tibetan government left to receive it. They will just be transferring payment from one hand to the other.
Richard Gere Alert!
What a total waste of taxpayers money. Seems as though Dana Rohrabacher is going to attempt to use this in order to get her name in the news, nothing more, nothing less.
Correction: Dana Rohrabacher, a let-our-government-fix-other-people's-problems Republican...
This thread needs an inappropriate photo of the NOLA looter guy. :)
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