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"China Wants To DESTROY American Lives" – Trump's Panama Canal Deal In DANGER Amid China POWER PLAY

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4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

A $19B global port deal is delayed as CK Hutchison won’t sign next week, amid China’s antitrust pressure. The PBD Podcast unpacks the Panama Canal’s strategic importance, Beijing’s interference, and what it means for U.S. trade and national security.

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0:00.0

So C.K. Hutchison will not sign a deal to sell strategic Panama port next week, sources say,

0:06.8

damn.

0:07.8

Listen, that was like the deal of the century.

0:13.6

C.K. Hutchison will not sign a deal next week to sell its Panama Canal ports to BlackRock-led group

0:19.4

with two sources saying definitively documents expect by April

0:23.0

2nd per March 4th announcement won't be inked due to obvious reasons amid Beijing's antitrust

0:29.3

review to protect fair competition, safeguard public interest per China's market regulator on Friday.

0:34.0

One source clarified the development does not mean the deal has been called off

0:38.4

and April 2nd is not a hard deadline as talks persist for the $19 billion plus sale of 43 ports

0:45.6

across 23 countries. Beijing's pressure looms large with pro-China outlet Ta Kongpou,

0:52.9

Powell slamming the deal as betrayal of China

0:55.0

and perfect cooperation with U.S.

0:57.3

contained and reposted by China's Hong Kong,

1:00.7

Macau Affairs Office,

1:02.4

while Trump cheered it saying he wanted,

1:04.6

he wants to take control of the strategic waterway.

1:07.1

Tom thoughts.

1:10.0

Yeah.

1:18.2

So if anyone wants to look at the Panama Canal progress of statements, negotiations,

1:24.6

and everything else, and Trump said this was really important to trade for the West,

1:30.7

specifically the U.S., as ships come from the Pacific Ocean into the Gulf of America and then come into key ports.

1:31.9

He said that.

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