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Why China hates the Panama Canal deal, but still may not block it
We gave it to Panama, and we’re taking it back.” Thus spoke Donald Trump shortly after BlackRock, an American investment firm ...
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 ...
China Sends Officials to Panama Amid Fury Over Trump Win
A Chinese government mouthpiece last week lambasted CK Hutchison over its agreement to sell two Panama ports to a ...
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 ...
Trump’s plan to take control of the Panama Canal meets resistance. Investors are spooked
Officials in Beijing and Hong Kong spoke out Tuesday against a proposal to sell ports in the Panama Canal to a consortium led by BlackRock, sending shares in the Hong Kong-based conglomerate that owns ...