Continental Mariner is 53-percent owned by China Poly Group, which is controlled by the People's Liberation Army.
In 1993, China Poly Group Corporation acquired 55 % stake in the company and converted its business from shipping to conglomerate.
One of the most significant of these rising enterprises is China Poly Group, the PLA's most profitable weapons-trading company.
China Poly Group has a real-estate portfolio ranging from the new home of the Shanghai Stock Exchange to luxury villas in Beijing.
It was designed for the China Poly Group Corporation to serve as their new corporate headquarters, as well as a mix of commercial and cultural uses.
Only a small part of all this money _ most likely the arms sales profits of China Poly Group _ is believed to go directly to buying new weapons.
China Poly Group was the PLA's top foreign trade earner, with total exports and imports last year of $ 440 million, which probably includes arms transactions.
The bronze sculptures were eventually bought by China Poly Group, a state-run conglomerate which owns the Poly Art Museum, for US $ 4.03 million.
The largest among them, like China Poly Group, Xinxing Group and Carrie Enterprises, are already international corporations with offices around the world, including in the United States.
By the end of 2012, the heads of ox, tiger, monkey, pig and horse had been brought back to China and are being kept by The China Poly Group.