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HK conglomerate’s Panama Canal port sale draws scathing rebuke from state media

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Beijing is furious over a Hong Kong conglomerate's planned sale of port assets to American investors.
On Thursday, China's central government liaison office in Hong Kong reposted a blistering editorial condemning billionaire Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings for striking a USD 22.8 billion deal to...



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