Illicit export of works of art

The smuggling of antiquities and art treasures out of China has become so common that officials, hoping to at least maximize national profit, have reverted to governmentally sanctioned art sales. In 1992, smugglers were arrested trying to remove 3,000 museum-quality items from 700 different sites in one Chinese province.

1. Unethical practices in the arts
2. Misappropriation of cultural property
3. Illegal exports
4. Evasion of customs and excise duties

1. Underground trade in ancient manuscripts
2. Misappropriation of sacred objects

1. Underground economy
2. Commercialization of art
3. Abusive collection of specimens

1. Theft of works of art

1. Trading in art outside the law
2. Trading in art

1. Illegality
2. Art