How a murky company with ties to the People's Liberation Army set up shop in B.C.
One evening in downtown Vancouver last November, some of B.C.’s political and business elite rubbed elbows with executives of one of China’s largest state-owned corporations, China Poly Group
They were celebrating the launch of a boutique art gallery by one of China Poly’s many subsidiaries, Poly Culture Group, which operates the third-largest auction house in the world.
Under the watchful eye of Vancouver police in tactical gear, attendees admired four rare bronze zodiac heads — a tiger, monkey, ox and pig — that had once adorned the Summer Palace in Beijing. -- More...