Market regulator empowered to put limits on sale or even halt deal under Anti-Monopoly Law, legal experts explain.

Regulators in Beijing have been told in recent weeks to hold back on granting approvals for Chinese companies wishing to ...

An expected delay in a key step in CK Hutchison's planned sale of its Panama ports to a U.S. group, a deal blasted by Chinese ...

Hong Kong company CK Hutchison's $22.8 billion deal to sell dozens of ports was originally to be inked on April 2.

During Trump’s first administration, these goals were largely aspirational. He and his officials frequently invoked the ...

However, in a surprise twist, China's State Administration for Market Regulation launched an investigation into potential violations of anti-monopoly laws, effectively freezing the sale. This abrupt ...

Hong Kong-listed CK Hutchison became a punching bag of China's diplomatic setback after it signed an “in principle” agreement ...

The transaction has drawn fierce criticism from influential Chinese political offices, including the mainland’s Liaison ...

President Trump has championed the deal, calling it a significant step in bolstering hemispheric defense and reducing China’s ...

China senses a betrayal by the Li family's plans to shed global assets as part of their effort to deal their way out of a ...