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Chinese bidder of looted sculptures refuses to pay
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-03-02 13:21

Niu Xianfeng, Deputy-director of the National Treasures Fund that seeks to retrieve looted treasures, speaks to media at a news conference in Beijing, March 2, 2009. NTF advisor Cai Mingchao successfully bade for the two bronze sculptures in Paris last week, but said he would not pay for the treasures looted from Beijing. [CFP]