Though the action was brought by a French archeologist Bernard Gomez, also head of the Association for the Protection of Chinese art in Europe, it received the tacit support of authorities.

• 虽然法庭行动是由法国考古学家、欧洲保护中华艺术联合会(AssociationfortheProtectionofChineseArtinEurope)会长高明斯(BernardGomez)提起的，但它得到了中国官方默示的支持。