随着艺术品经纪人和收藏家们逐渐从“亚洲周”的艺术品拍卖会、展览会和奢华聚会中散去,人们的注意力又转向了华盛顿。这里,布什政府正在考虑限制中国艺术品和古董的进口。这一限制措施将给美国的博物馆和拍卖行带来严重影响。中国官员要求美国国务院加强限制进口中国文物的措施,范围从史前文物到20世纪初的文物。因为中国认为,近几年来,源自美国对中国文物的需求助长了大量增加的文物盗掘和 As art dealers and collectors gradually moved away from art auctions, fairs and luxury gatherings in Asia Week, attention turned to Washington. Here, the Bush administration is considering limiting the import of Chinese art and antiques. This restriction will have a serious impact on museums and auction houses in the United States. Chinese officials demanded that the U.S. State Department strengthen its measures to restrict the import of Chinese cultural relics, ranging from prehistoric artifacts to cultural artifacts of the early 20th century. Because China believes that the demand from the United States for Chinese cultural relics in recent years has fueled a large increase in cultural relics excavations and