meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Viewsroom

CK Hutchison deal is test of Chinese hospitality

Viewsroom

Reuters

News

4.458 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The Li clan is facing political hurdles as it tries to offload the docks business to BlackRock for $23 billion. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain why China objects, and why it might create bigger problems for inward investment. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

AI is incredible. They can teach you how to fry an egg and even write a poem, pirate style.

0:07.0

But it knows nothing about your work. Slackbot is different. It doesn't just know the facts.

0:14.0

It knows your schedule. It can turn a brainstorm into a brief and it doesn't need to be taught.

0:20.0

Because Slackbot isn't just another AI.

0:23.3

It's AI that knows your work as well as you do.

0:26.4

Visit Slack.com forward slash meet Slackbot to learn more.

0:30.3

The views expressed on this podcast are those of the participants, not of Rogers News.

0:39.3

The purpose of our deal and the spirit of our treaty has been totally violated.

0:45.2

American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way, shape, or form.

0:54.9

And that includes the United States Navy.

0:59.5

And above all, China is operating the Panama Canal.

1:03.8

And we didn't give it to China.

1:05.5

We gave it to Panama.

1:06.9

And we're taking it back.

1:11.7

A deal involving Hong Kong tycoon Li Kashiing,

1:16.3

43 ports and spanning 23 countries,

1:20.1

risks getting caught between U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China.

1:25.1

In March, C.K. Hutchison announced plans to sell its 80% holding in the

1:30.3

ports business for $23 billion. MSC, a Swiss-Italian shipping company, joined a BlackRock-led

1:37.5

consortium and is hoping to buy up the assets, but China antitrust regulators are getting involved,

1:43.5

and there's a risk that the deal will get

1:45.1

tied up in this trade war. The implications of this deal and what it means for global trade,

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Reuters, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Reuters and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.