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Taiwan museum admits breaking Ming, Qing Dynasty artefacts worth $109m

November 2, 2022
Source: straitstimes.com straitstimes.com
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Taiwan’s National Palace Museum has admitted to breaking three Ming and Qing Dynasty artefacts – two bowls and a plate – said to be worth more than a combined US$77 million ($109 million). The pieces were broken in three separate incidents over the past 18 months, but news of the damage emerged only last week after it was brought up by an opposition legislator. On Oct 28, Kuomintang legislator Chen I-shin told lawmakers that he had received a tip-off about the incidents at the museum and accused its director Wu Mi-cha of a deliberate cover-up. Mr Wu denied the accusations,...
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