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.

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. government has long pressed China to abandon military threats and exercise restraint in its efforts to assert control over the

Beijing’s efforts to expand its reach in the country have hit several obstacles, in part because of American pressure.

"If Greenland is annexed by the United States, China must take Taiwan," wrote Wang Jiangyu, a professor of law at City University of Hong Kong, on microblog site Weibo. One commentator on a blog run by Chinese search engine Baidu said that if Trump does move on Greenland, China should "seize the opportunity to take back Taiwan".

Trump has repeatedly talked about his plans to take control of Greenland from Denmark, take back the Panama Canal, which the U.S. handed over to Panama decades ago, and merge Canada into the United States.

PANAMA CITY (AP) — The administrator of the Panama Canal said Friday that the vital waterway will remain in Panamanian hands and open to commerce from all countries, rejecting claims by President-elect Donald Trump that the United States should take it over.

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