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The Foreign Policy Of Restitution: How Antiquities Repatriations Could Help The United States Thwart Chinese Influence In Cambodia, Cameron Cheam Shapiro
The Foreign Policy Of Restitution: How Antiquities Repatriations Could Help The United States Thwart Chinese Influence In Cambodia, Cameron Cheam Shapiro
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This paper seeks to explore the extent to which US-Cambodia antiquities repatriations could be used to help thwart Chinese influence in Cambodia. Cultural objects, stone and bronze sculptures of gods and ancestors created throughout Ancient Cambodia, hold significant meaning for local ritualistic practices and worship. After the arrival of the French in the 19th century, these materials were extracted from temples and sold on the international art market to prominent museums and collectors. The looting of antiquities has survived to this day, but with the help of US-Cambodian cooperation, many of these extracted materials are on their way home. The …