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It’s a legendary ski resort perched on top of the mountains above Metro Vancouver, visible to all denizens below.

It’s a treasured spot for outdoor recreation that symbolizes the natural lifestyle of West Coast Canadians. And it’s just been bought for $200 million by a company from China.

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The reported purchase of Grouse Mountain Resort is one of many recent sweeping real estate deals in Canada coming out of the authoritarian Communist nation of 1.3 billion people.

In light of China’s buying spree, perhaps it’s little surprise a new Pew Research poll says Canadians, unlike Americans and Latin Americans, now believe the populous East Asian nation is the“most powerful country in the world.”

What does China want from Canada?

And should Canadians, contrary to their welcoming prime minister, be worried about China’s interest in this land, particularly its urban real estate?

No Canadian region is more impacted by Mainland Chinese capital than Metro Vancouver, a relatively small city of 2.5 million.