Fuente: International Business Times
The business empire of Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing, sold its Panama Canal port operations to a US-led consortium following pressure from US President Donald Trump AFP Hong Kong leader John Lee on Tuesday said criticism of city conglomerate CK Hutchison's sale of its Panama Canal ports deserved "serious attention", after Beijing authorities repeatedly slammed the deal. The business empire of Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing, sold most of its port operations -- including those in the canal -- to a US-led consortium this month following pressure from US President Donald Trump. But Beijing has upped pressure on the firm since, with two Chinese government offices managing Hong Kong affairs republishing newspaper articles last week blasting the transaction and questioning whether CK Hutchison sided with the United States over China.
