China sends delegation to Panama after ports deal, belt and road exit
Chinese officials visited Central American nation last week in move seen as ‘quick response from Beijing to understand what is unfolding’.
China Ramps Up Criticism of Li Ka-shing’s BlackRock Ports Deal
Chinese authorities increased pressure on CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. over its plan to sell its Panama ports stake by sharing a second newspaper commentary attacking the deal.
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.
China ramps up criticism of BlackRock ports deal
BEIJING: Chinese authorities have increased pressure on CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd over its plan to sell its Panama ports stake by sharing a second newspaper commentary attacking the deal.
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.
Beijing lashes out at sale of Chinese-linked Panama ports to BlackRock
A Communist Party website republished an article attacking Washington for using 'despicable means' to reach a deal over the the ports.
China blasts ‘spineless’ plan to sell Panama Canal ports to BlackRock
China has sharply criticized a proposal to sell ports in the Panama Canal to American asset management giant BlackRock, attacking the deal as “spineless groveling” and a “betrayal” of the ...
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
China calls plan to sell 2 Panama Canal ports a “betrayal”
China called the new plan for American investment firm Blackrock to buy two ports in the Panama Canal from a Hong Kong-based company "spineless groveling" and "a betrayal." The nearly $23 billion deal was considered a way to assuage concerns from president trump that China is quote "running" the canal.
Plans for a Chinese Port Roil the Politics of a Former Soviet Nation
Georgia’s government sparked an uproar by announcing that a port project on the Black Sea will be awarded to a company from ...
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‘Back to the Dark Ages’ or not tough enough? US port-fee proposals spark fierce debate
US trade representative Jamieson Greer is presiding over the debate about whether US port fees on vessels connected to China ...
Chinese firms are stakeholders in more than a quarter of Africa's ports
Chinese companies are builders, financiers, or operators in an estimated 78 of 231 African commercial ports, according to a ...
China's Jan-Feb crude oil imports fall as sanctions, port ban curb flows
China's crude oil imports fell 5% in the first two months of 2025 versus year-ago levels, data showed on Friday, as tougher U ...
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Trump’s Chinese ship charges will slap $5.7bn bill on container feeder operators
Proposed service fees of up to $1.5m for carriers with Chinese-built vessels account for the bulk of the additional costs of ...