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<p><strong>Summary:</strong></p><p>The <strong>controversial sale of 43 global port assets</strong>, including key terminals at both ends of the Panama Canal, by Hong Kong businessman Lee Ka-Shing to a BlackRock-led consortium in March 2025. This transaction has ignited <strong>significant concern and criticism from Chinese state media and officials</strong>, who view it not merely as a business deal but as potentially aligning with a US strategy to undermine China's maritime power. </p><p>This sale could be interpreted as a <strong>lack of patriotism and a failure to consider China's strategic interests</strong> amid escalating geopolitical tensions, particularly in light of perceived US efforts to control global shipping routes. The author argues that Lee Ka-Shing missed an opportunity to <strong>leverage China's influence</strong> to potentially block or negotiate the sale in a way that better protected national interests, contrasting his actions with instances where Chinese en...