Panama has rejected president-elect's threats, but Hong Kong and mainland Chinese companies have much at stake President-elect Donald Trump's threat to retake the Panama Canal to safeguard US national security has raised questions about the possible impact on Hong Kong and mainland Chinese companies operating there.

CK Hutchison Holdings, a company started by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, plays a big role in the Panama Canal.

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threat to take back the Panama Canal may be posturing, but it could dampen the Panamanian government’s wish to broaden relations with the United States, analysts say.

PANAMA CITY (AP ... companies operating in the ports on either end of the canal were part of a Hong Kong consortium that won a bidding process in 1997. He added that U.S. and Taiwanese ...

China does not control or administer the canal, but a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings ... (Reporting by Elida Moreno in Panama City, writing by Laura Gottesdiener and Stephen ...

By Annie Correal and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega Reporting from Mexico City President-elect Donald ... are controlled by companies out of Hong Kong. Panama’s president has dismissed those concerns.

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Hundreds of Panamanians marched ... China does not control or administer the canal, but a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings has long managed two ports ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s statement about possibly taking back control of the Panama ... for Hong Kong is the likely trade war between Beijing and Washington. He added that the city ...