Hutchinson, a Hong Kong-based firm, has sold its ports in the Panama Canal to the United States company BlackRock. This decision comes after U.S. President Donald Trump declined to rule out the possibility of a military invasion of Panama in order to regain control of the strategically important canal. Trump has accused China of exerting control over the canal.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250304-hong-kong-firm-offloads-panama-ports-after-trump-pressure