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Vancouver Real Estate Saga Worthy of Beijing Opera: A Senior Party Official Accused of Massive Corruption, and His Opera Stagehand Son’s Canadian Fortune Traced After His Death

Analysis: A new B.C. ruling tracing tens of millions doesn’t turn into a source-of-funds trial—but it offers a rare blueprint for how offshore capital becomes Vancouver land.

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Sam Cooper
Dec 22, 2025
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BRITISH COLUMBIA — It begins, as so many Vancouver real estate stories do, with a fortune that defies the logic of lawful wealth creation—too sudden, too large, too well-traveled, and too entangled w…

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