The terms “United States exclusion clause” and “China risk clause” were frequently heard at a recent shipping forum hosted by Zhejiang Seaport Group in the eastern city of Ningbo, as uncertainties at sea persist despite the trade war truce reached between the world’s two biggest economies. The event brought together global logistics sector representatives and…
Hong Kong must act “fast and be agile” in providing tailored financial and professional service solutions to Zhejiang-based technology companies as ongoing US-China tensions continue to disrupt their supply chains, industry representatives and experts have said after the city leader’s trip to the province. During Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s four-day trip to Zhejiang province,…
Accelerating cross-border integration has opened up new horizons for Hong Kong to work closer with the mainland. Having forged good ties with various authorities over the past few years, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has further reinforced mainland foundations with a fruitful visit to Zhejiang. A closer relationship with those over the border under the…
Hong Kong will play a bigger role in providing mainland Chinese enterprises with supply chain services, enabling them to access emerging markets and “break through the US blockages”, the city’s leader has vowed. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also said on Friday that Hong Kong’s value to international investors and capital had increased under the…
Hong Kong will play a bigger role in providing mainland Chinese enterprises with supply chain services, enabling them to access emerging markets and “break through the US blockages”, the city’s leader has vowed. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also said on Friday that Hong Kong’s value to international investors and capital had increased under the…
Hong Kong’s chief executive will lead a delegation to the cities of Hangzhou and Ningbo, a technological powerhouse and an industrial hub in mainland China’s Zhejiang province, on Tuesday to set up a “specific cooperation mechanism” to strengthen ties. John Lee Ka-chiu will be joined by seven top Hong Kong officials on the three-day trip…
The world’s biggest container shipping line, MSC, is also likely to become the largest port operator across the globe if it succeeds in taking control of 41 facilities from Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings, further reducing the number of firms running terminals, industry experts have said. Geneva-based MSC, which is the first container carrier to…
Criticism of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings over its Panama Canal ports sale is mounting as key Beijing offices posted another online media commentary warning entrepreneurs who choose to “dance with Americans” will have no future even if they secure a “big deal”. The article, published by pro-Beijing newspaper Ta Kung Pao…
Criticism of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings over its Panama Canal ports sale is mounting as the two top Beijing offices in charge of Hong Kong affairs posted another commentary warning entrepreneurs who choose to “dance with Americans” will have no future even if they secure a “big deal”. The article, published…
Despite the changing relationship between Washington and Beijing over the decades, the US defence industry has seen marked contributions from experts of Chinese heritage since at least the dawn of the nuclear age. But rising competition between the two powers, along with a general anti-China sentiment in research and development, has narrowed the path into…