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Gaining fast on the likes of Christie’s and Sotheby’s, Beijing's Poly auction company is an opaque but unstoppable powerhouse.

In China, if Church of the Almighty God members want to talk about the end of the world, they will have to do so in jail.

Beijing's slash and burn diplomacy hasn't exactly gone over well.

Not happy with your diplomatic situation? Fear not. Simply create a stronger bargaining position, promote it through state media and then act as if it were true. That was Beijing’s tactic at the Asean and East Asia summits in Cambodia this past week, where some members of the 10-party bloc pushed again for talks over the increasingly volatile South China Sea.

Falun Gong, a spiritual movement that melds meditation and slow-moving exercises with teachings on compassion and humility, has accused the Chinese government of torturing members for decades. It says their persecution has intensified because of the Party congress.

On Thursday, China opened its week-long Party Congress, at which the Party will announce its leadership for at least the next five years. Here are highlights so far.

Obama's crowds are still roaring, but China isn't going to wait for them to quiet down. Here's GlobalPost list of election predictions for China.

These days, China's censors appear to be working overtime. Still, Beijing values the internet.

Despite continuing self-immolations, the prime minister of Tibet's government-in-exile extended an olive branch to Beijing. But will China release its iron grip on Tibet?

Apple has been forecast to pass the $1 trillion cap mark by 2014; riots at China's Foxconn factory apparently has not hurt business for the company.

South China Sea island dispute: Beijing calls off celebrations marking 40 years of Sino-Japanese ties.

China: Analysts say Bo Xilai's former police chief Wang Lijun was treated lightly, but they are divided over what the verdict signals for Bo himself.

China is preparing to issue a verdict for former police chief Wang Lijun who sparked a once-in-a-generation scandal and brought down one-time boss and maverick politician Bo Xilai.

Anti-Japan protests in China over the islands in the South China Sea have calmed, but a riff remains; the extent of damage to economic relations between the two Asian powerhouses remains to be seen.

China’s so-called invisible man and presumed leader in waiting Xi Jinping has resurfaced.