simply seem to want to make noise rather than say anything.
I don't know what you mean about "corruption given legitimacy" with
regards to the Sun Tzu symposium. The Suzhou government paid money in
since a research centre is being established in the city. It is the
military historian or Sun Tzu philosophers counterpart to the
international Confucian society. It had nothing to do with trade in
artefacts, more to do as a research and exchange network for people in
Iran, Malaysia, Russia, Taiwan (& even New Zealand) on the subject of
military history & the Art of War. It also plays a part in international
relations given that heads of the Chinese military mingled over dinner
with their counterparts in Taiwan which would normally never happen. In
future we expect to see American military people attend too.
Return to your toy cars and save the moral outrage for your Mum or your
cat.
-----Original Message-----
From: ursa_one@bigpond.com [mailto:ursa_one@bigpond.com]
Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2008 1:16 p.m.
To: Ancientartifacts@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Kenneth Blair
Subject: Re: [Ancientartifacts] Re: A Safe Hiding Place.
---- Kenneth Blair <kenneth.blair@chorus.co.nz> wrote:
> re: ..bringing out the best..:
> But I am talking to you, not Paul.
Whatever that means....I'll go with it.
> I did not so much focus on "justifying taking antiquities out of
China"
> as I did discuss collecting in general in the context of the situation
> in China.
Righto. I have a different reading of your transparency.
> I did not make any apologies for collecting Chinese
> antiquities if you want to put it that way. Certainly an ignoramus
like
> yourself is unlikely to provide any new revelation to me about the
> situation in China.
I don't need to. You've explained the situation quite well.
> The symposium was not "Looters 2008" suffice to say again you dimwit.
I
> mentioned it was attended by {Chinese} museum curators, archaeologists
> and cultural relic bereau staff. Some of the people were collectors
but
> it was quite beside the point. Most were military men or academics
from
> China and abroad. We were hosted by the Suzhou government.
So corruption given legitimacy. I see.
Trevor.
This communication, including any attachments, is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not read it - please contact me immediately, destroy it, and do not copy or use any part of this communication or disclose anything about it. Thank you. Please note that this communication does not designate an information system for the purposes of the Electronic Transactions Act 2002.
------------------------------------
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ancientartifacts/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ancientartifacts/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:Ancientartifacts-digest@yahoogroups.com
mailto:Ancientartifacts-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
Ancientartifacts-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
