Panama, Hong Kong and Trump

Hong Kong-based company to sell Panama Canal ports
A Hong Kong-based company has agreed to sell most of its stake in two key ports on the Panama Canal to a group led by US investment company BlackRock.The sale comes after weeks of complaining by President Donald Trump that the canal is under Chinese control and that the US should take control of the major shipping route.
BlackRock to buy Hong Kong firm's Panama Canal port stake amid Trump pressure
An investor group backed by BlackRock agreed to buy a majority stake in the Hong Kong-based company that runs ports along either side of the Panama Canal, giving a U.S. firm control of key docks amid pressure from the White House to take them from China.
After Trump threats, Hong Kong firm says it will sell stake in Panama Canal ports
CK Hutchison said the proposed sale was part of a bigger deal in which a consortium led by BlackRock Inc. would acquire an 80% interest in its units.
BlackRock to take over Hong Kong-owned ports in Panama Canal in $23 billion deal
A Hong Kong-linked company is selling its shares in two ports operated at the ends of the Panama Canal to a United States-based firm.
Hong Kong company says it will sell Panama Canal ports to U.S. investment group, following Trump attacks
A Hong Kong-based corporation announced plans on Tuesday to sell its stake in two Panama Canal ports to an investment group led by BlackRock — a deal that would put crucial ports under American corporate ownership amid growing tensions between Panama and the Trump administration.
Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison reaches agreement to sell Panama Canal ports
Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison, parent company of two ports in the Panama Canal, announced it reached an agreement with BlackRock.
Li Ka-shing family's CK Hutchison to sell Panama port assets to BlackRock
(Reuters) -- An investor group backed by BlackRock agreed to buy a majority stake in the Hong Kong subsidiary that runs ports along either side of the Panama Canal, giving a U.S. firm control of key docks amid pressure from the White House to take them from China.
BlackRock’s Ports Deal Marks New Reach, Hands Win to Trump
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd., the Hong Kong-based conglomerate, agreed to sell control of a unit that operates ports near the Panama Canal after pressure from US President Donald Trump to limit Chinese interests in the region.
CK Hutchison Shares Drop After Beijing Signals Unhappiness Over Panama Ports Deal
Beijing signaled its displeasure over CK Hutchison Holdings’ agreement to sell its majority controlling stake in Panama ports to a BlackRock-led consortium.
State-backed paper’s criticism of Hutchison’s Panama port deal shared by Beijing’s office on Hong Kong affairs
China’s top office on Hong Kong affairs has reposted an attack on CK Hutchison’s decision to sell its Panama Canal ports, amplifying a Beijing-backed newspaper’s warnings for the Li Ka-shing-owned conglomerate to “think twice” about which side it stands on.
‘Which side are you on?’: Beijing’s top Hong Kong office shares scathing piece on Hutchison over Panama deal
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s company CK Hutchison Holdings, which recently sold its Panama Canal ports, should think twice about which side it wants to stand with, according to a scathing newspaper commentary posted by Beijing’s top office for the city’s affairs on its website.
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