Panama, China and CK Hutchison

China Amplifies Rebuke of Li Ka-shing’s Panama Port Deal With BlackRock
Friday after China’s top office on Hong Kong affairs reposted a sharp attack on the conglomerate’s decision to appease President Donald Trump by selling its stake in Panama ports. The commentary that the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office posted on its website originally appeared in the Ta Kung Pao newspaper and warned companies to be very careful about which “side they should stand on.
China signals anger at CK Hutchison's Panama ports sale, rattling investors
Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison finds itself caught between the governments of Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump after it agreed to sell its Panama Canal port assets to a consortium led by American firm BlackRock. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters, Getty Images, and Yusuke Hinata)
China urges CK Hutchison to ‘think twice’ on Panama ports deal
Shares in Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison fell 5 per cent on Friday after China criticised the sale of its Panama Canal ports and said it should “think twice” about the $22.8bn deal with US asset manager BlackRock.
China Blasts Li Ka-shing's Panama Ports Deal
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing's CK Hutchison is under fire in China over a deal to sell its stake in Panama ports to appease President Donald Trump. China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office reposted a scathing newspaper piece accusing CK Hutchison of "spineless groveling" and "selling out all Chinese people.
Trump ‘orders US military to draw plans to ‘RECLAIM’ Panama Canal – including potentially seizing key trade route’
DONALD Trump has requested his military draw up plans to reclaim the Panama Canal, two officials have claimed. The demands ...
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Escalation With Panama Exposes Finance Firms’ Role in US Rivalry With China
“Ogunlesi had built GIP in less than two decades into one of the standout firms in the lucrative private investment industry, ...
China misleads on involvement in Panama Canal
Through the Chinese government's Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese companies acquired or built major port facilities in 129 ...
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Trump Reportedly Directs Military To Draw Up Plans Increasing Panama Canal Troop Presence
President Donald Trump reportedly instructed the U.S. military to draw up plans to increase U.S. troop presence in the Panama ...
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Panama’s giveaway game
Mr Trump has shown that threatening Panama’s economy and national identity can yield major concessions from its government.
Posts falsely claim BlackRock bought Panama Canal
After a series of misleading statements by US President Donald Trump about the Panama Canal, social media posts claimed the ...
‘A betrayal’: Beijing office on Hong Kong runs scathing attack on Hutchison’s Panama deal
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s company CK Hutchison Holdings, which recently sold its Panama Canal ports, should think twice ...
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Billionaire agrees to $22bn Panama Canal deal after Donald Trump China outrage
Most of the stakes in key ports on the Panama Canal are owned by a Hong Kong-based company and are set to be sold off after ...