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.

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.

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

The administrator of the Panama Canal has responded to criticisms from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, denying that there is any interference from China in the canal’s operations and saying giving

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 ...

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.