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An aerial view shows containers at the Balboa Port, operated by Panama Ports Company, at the Panama Canal, in Panama City, Panama, on Feb. 1, 2025. Enea Lebrun/Reuters
After a career that spans the better part of a century, Hong Kong’s wealthiest man is trying to exit the global ports business. Analysts say it’s a pragmatic business move that has landed him in the middle of a fierce tug of war between Beijing and Washington.