The Path and Mechanism of the Retrieve of Cultural Relics Lost Overseas
Since the middle of the 19th century,a large number of precious cultural relics in China have been lost overseas through war looting,cultural and scientific investigation,theft and smuggling.After the founding of New China,China actively pursued the lost cultural relics overseas,made some progress,accumulated valuable experience,and gradually formed a variety of ways to return the lost cultural relics,such as international civil litigation,international conventions,diplomatic negotiations,and buyback donations.Promoting the return of lost cultural relics is a systematic project,which needs to formulate a unified strategy and perfect the return mechanism.China should attach importance to the important role of diplomatic and political means in promoting the return of lost cultural relics,actively promote the formulation and innovation of international legal rules in the field of the recovery of lost cultural relics,establish bilateral cooperation mechanisms,improve the database of lost cultural relics,clarify the recovery institutions of cultural relics,and promote the return of our lost cultural relics overseas.
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