China Orders Nationwide Museum Audit After Missing Masterpieces Scandal

China has ordered a sweeping, nationwide audit of its state-run museums after a scandal at one of its top institutions revealed that national treasures had quietly slipped into the private market, according to Hong Kong newspaper South Morning China Post.The directive, issued this week by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, requires every state-owned museum to conduct a physical, item-by-item inventory of its collections, checking each object against official records. The goal is simp