China willing to promote protection and restitution of lost cultural relics: ministry

About this episode

The episode discusses China's stance on cultural relics restitution, a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, and the re-entry of Tianzhou-9 cargo craft.

A cruise ship linked with a deadly hantavirus outbreak has departed waters off Cape Verde and is expected to dock at Spain's Canary Islands in a few days, despite opposition from the local government (01:06). China says it appreciates France's efforts in facilitating the restitution of lost cultural relics after a draft bill passed the French National Assembly (04:40). And China's Tianzhou-9 cargo craft has re-entered the atmosphere in a controlled manner (22:41).

Topics covered

• cultural relics
• hantavirus outbreak
• space exploration
• international relations
• restitution of artifacts

Keywords

• cultural relics
• hantavirus
• China
• France
• Tianzhou-9
• restitution
• cruise ship
• Canary Islands

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: China, France, French National Assembly

Places: Cape Verde, Spain, Canary Islands

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