Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing is considering delaying the expected signing next week of a controversial deal to sell his Panama Canal ports to a consortium including BlackRock Inc., people with knowledge of the matter said.

BlackRock will not sign an agreement next week to buy two Panama ports from Hong Kong's CK Hutchison, as originally planned, a source tells Axios. Why it matters: President Trump touted this deal in his recent address to Congress,

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation said that it was aware of the deal and would “review it" to safeguard public and national interest