Li Ka-shing: Hong Kong’s ‘Su • Table.Briefings

Hong Kong’s wealthiest man has sold his ports along the Panama Canal to appease Trump. The unusual move fits in well with the 96-year-old’s business strategy: He has mastered the balancing act between relations with Beijing and his global economic interests.

It was a surprising turn of events: Hong Kong’s wealthiest man, Li Ka-shing, announced at the beginning of March that his CK Hutchison Holdings would sell the ports it controlled on the Panama Canal to a BlackRock-led consortium for 19 billion US dollars.

Li Ka-shing: Hong Kong’s ‘Superman’ and his balancing act between East and West

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