Source: CCTV.com
02-27-2009 14:04
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Hello, I am Yang Rui with Dialogue brought to you live. Two controversial Chinese relics have been auctioned off for 14 millions Euros each by anonymous telephone bidders in christie's sale of the collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge in the Grand Palace of Paris.
Why are the prices so high? What can be done to bring those state treasures back to China? What can we learn from the episode of the 1860 colonial humiliation? We are joined today by Gregory Yingnien Chang, former president of the Seattle Chapter of the National Association of Chinese Americans and Kaiser Kuo, a freelance writer. But, first of all, let's review the highlights of the auctions.
