Transport Infrastructure
China's state media attacks CK Hutchison for its Panama port deal, in a post that will soon be deleted
In a post that was removed minutes later, the Chinese state media attacked Hong Kong's conglomerate CK Hutchison for its plan to sell ports near the Panama Canal in a BlackRock group. The account of state broadcaster CCTV on social media said that China had important national interests in this transaction, and that the sale was "equivalent to giving a knife to a rival." The post Yuyuantantian made on the social media platform Weibo said that CK Hutchison, as a Hong Kong-based company, should be cautious about its dealings, which could damage China's interests. The post disappeared minutes after it...