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Chinese Bidder of Looted Sculptures Refuses to Pay, With Netizens’ Reactions and Photos

Last week, two bronze heads formerly located at the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) were sold at a Christie’s auction in Paris. Though the auction came under much heat, with many Chinese contending that the bronzes were stolen property, the controversy was thought to have come to a close with a final bid by anonymous telephone callers. In the latest twist to the bronzes saga, bidder Cai Ming