China

Collectorsarchive

Major Hong Kong collector, T.T. Tsui in arms for Iran link

The multi-millionnaire has family connections with a Chinese, State-run armaments company

Art marketarchive

A brief guide to Chinese contemporary art

China is in the news more and more as its economy booms and Hong Kong gets handed back this summer; Chinese art is beginning to penetrate Western consciousness

Lawarchive

Vast exodus of art from Hong Kong due to fears of a Chinese clamp-down after the handover

Collectors fear changes to export regulations after British departure

Art marketarchive

Chinese privatise their auction scene

Rapid advances as new companies model their catalogues and conditions of sale on Western models

As economic development lays bare China's archaeological heritage, the government struggles to keep up with protecting the past

The Three Gorges dam and a number of smuggling stories highlight the difficulty of preserving the country's heritage