A Chinese civil group is putting pressure on Japan to return a pair of stone lions, precious relics looted 128 years ago from Northeast China s Liaoning Province and now located inside the Yasukuni Shrine, a temple that enshrines Japan s infamous Class-A war criminals who symbolized Japan s war atrocities and militarism during World War II.
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The recent trend of repatriating artifacts was welcomed worldwide because the treasures can provide people with valuable insights into their country's history and help preserve a country's heritage, experts said.
China and Cambodia signed a joint statement for coordinating the Asian Alliance for Cultural Heritage Conservation (AACHC) on Friday, a great move for the establishment of an Asian community with a shared future and better implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), said Chinese experts on Sunday.
Since China signed agreements to prevent theft, excavation and illegal entry and exit of cultural relics with 24 countries after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, more than 1,800 relics lost overseas have returned to the motherland, Chinese officials said at a press conference held at China s top court on Tuesday.