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 Condemns Panama Canal Deal, Asserting a Right to Influence the Region
The Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison’s planned sale of ports in Panama to a group led by BlackRock, the American finance giant, is under fire from Beijing.
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 sees as China’s influence over the waterway critical to global trade.
BlackRock (BLK) Stiffens as China Calls $22.8B Panama Canal Deal a National Betrayal
CK Hutchison has been urged to “think twice” about its $22.8 billion Panama Ports deal with U.S. asset manager BlackRock (BLK) because it
Li Ka-shing family's CK Hutchison to sell Panama port assets to BlackRock
BEIJING -- CK Hutchison, the Hong Kong-based conglomerate owned by tycoon Li Ka-shing's family, has agreed to sell port assets including those at the Panama Canal, where U.S. President Donald Trump objected to what he described as Chinese control.
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.
BlackRock Buys Key Panama Ports Amid U.S.-China Tensions
A consortium led by BlackRock has bought two ports on either side of the Panama Canal just a few weeks after President Trump threatened to use force to restore U.S. control over the energy chokepoint.
Breaking Down Black Rock's Deal to 'Reclaim' the Panama Canal
U.S. President Donald Trump has hailed a deal led by U.S. firm BlackRock to buy most of the $22.8 billion ports business of
Trump hails 'reclaiming' of Panama Canal after BlackRock-led group's deal to buy stake
U.S. President Donald Trump has hailed a deal led by U.S. firm BlackRock to buy most of the $22.8 billion ports business of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison , including assets it holds along the Panama Canal.
China Is Unhappy With BlackRock’s Panama Ports Deal
Beijing has signaled its displeasure over CK Hutchison Holdings’ agreement to sell its majority controlling stake in Panama ports to a BlackRock-led consortium, sending shares in the Hong Kong-based company sharply lower.
Li Ka-shing Has Little to Lose as China Threatens Panama Deal
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing has raised Beijing’s ire by agreeing to sell its control over ports in Panama to appease President Donald Trump. But there may be little the Chinese authorities can do to punish him for it.
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 Applies Pressure, Wall Street Giant Moves Into Panama
An investor group led by BlackRock will acquire two ports near the Panama Canal that are owned by CK Hutchison and have been ...