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  1. here's a long article by the director of the V&A which examines the case for returning looted artefacts currently possessed by the V&A, and ever so carefully and considerately decides we shouldn't rush into anything quite as substantial as that amp.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jun/29/should-museums-return-their-colonial-artefacts?__twitter_impression=true
    1. …in reply to @v21
      and here's an article that posits that the Chinese government (or people connected to it) are funding a series of heists around the world to repossess Chinese treasures gq.com/story/the-great-chinese-art-heist