CK Hutchison, Panama and Beijing

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.
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.
China urges CK Hutchison to ‘think twice’ on Panama ports deal
A strongly worded commentary, which attacked the US for pressuring the deal “through despicable means”, first appeared in Beijing-backed newspaper Ta Kung Pao in Hong Kong and was republished by China’s top office for the territory’s affairs late on Thursday.
‘A betrayal’: top Beijing office runs scathing attack on Panama deal by Hong Kong’s Hutchison
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.
China Amplifies Rebuke of Li Ka-shing’s Panama Port Deal With BlackRock
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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)
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