Hong Kong, CK Hutchison and Panama Canal

Hong Kong's CK Hutchison under fire after China criticism of ports sale to US
China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) reposted a commentary criticising CK Hutchison's port deal with U.S. firm BlackRock as a betrayal of China, sending shares of the Hong Kong-based conglomerate sharply lower on Friday.
Hong Kong billionaire to sell Panama Canal ports to US firm
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 firm 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.
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.
Beijing criticizes CK Hutchison’s $23 billion Panama Canal deal by reposting commentary that slams it as ‘an act of submission’
CK Hutchison dropped by over 6% in Hong Kong trading on Friday, even as the city's benchmark Hang Seng Index rose by over 2%.
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Hutchison shares dive after claims Panama Canal sale ‘betrays all Chinese people’
A strongly worded opinion column in Beijing-backed newspaper Ta Kung Pao denounced the US pressure campaign and “a spineless, ...
Weil, Paul Hastings Advise on $22.8B CK Hutchison Ports Sale to BlackRock Consortium
The deal has been tarred by the political brush as U.S. President Trump previously vowed to seize control of the Panama Canal ...
After Trump threats, Hong Kong firm to sell stake in Panama Canal ports
Trump threatened to take back the canal because of what he called Chinese influence. CK Hutchison, a Hong Kong company, is ...
Hong Kong’s new task: go big on international ties, but can it pull it off?
At China's concluded 'two sessions', the nation's top annual political gatherings, the city was asked to expand international ...
Li Ka-Shing’s CK Hutchison To Sell Panama Canal Ports To BlackRock As Part Of $23 Billion Deal
The deal comes after U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to take control of the Panama Canal and end what he ...
China Is Unhappy With BlackRock’s Panama Ports Deal
Shares of Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison sink on critique; ‘betraying and selling off’ the Chinese people ...
Analysis-As Trump Hails Taking Back of Panama Canal, Hong Kong Inc Walks Tightrope
The former British colony is caught in the eye of a storm between Beijing and Washington, underlined by the decision by ...