Bronze Heads Stolen, Along with Natural Resources
Editorial, China View | February 27, 2009
Victor Hugo condemned the sacking of the Old Summer Palace by British and French forces in 1860. ++ For Pierre Berge to use something that does not belong to him as a bargaining chip over human rights is absurd. ++ The bronze heads offered for auction by Berge were only one of many things stolen; theft of natural resources forced people into poverty, without basic rights. ++ When these rights improve in developing countries, it is ignored in the West. ++ Instead, international affairs are "kidnapped" in the name of "human rights."
