图源：新华社

The US side returned 38 pieces of Chinese cultural objects to the Chinese side on Wednesday. At a handover ceremony at the Chinese Consulate General in New York, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office handed over the cultural objects to a delegation from China's National Cultural Heritage Administration.

当地时间4月17日，国家文物局从美国成功追索38件流失文物艺术品。返还仪式在中国驻纽约总领事馆举行，美国纽约曼哈顿区检察官办公室将缴获的38件中国流失文物艺术品移交中国政府。

China and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding that aims to prevent the illegal importation of Chinese cultural artifacts into the United States in January 2009. Its validity has been extended for the third time, starting from January 14 this year.

据新华社报道，中美于2009年1月14日首次签署中美关于防止中国文物非法入境美国的政府间谅解备忘录，其有效期从今年1月14日起第三度顺延。

Source: China Daily

Editor: Lai Yingying

Senior Editor: Pang Bo