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Chinese Mummy Buddha: Dutch collector's conditions for repatriation raise questioning over his sincerity

The Dutch collector's three conditions for the repatriation of the 1,000-year old Chinese Mummy Buddha, which raised serious questioning over his sincerity, have been rejected by the Chinese authorities except the one on cooperation for researches, Xinhua learnt from well-informed sources.

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Dutch collector says to return "mummy buddha" if it belongs to Chinese village

The Dutch private collector who has the "mummy Buddha" statue in possession said he is willing to give it back to the Chinese village if it is proved to be stolen from there.