From the outset of his presidency, U.S. President Donald Trump made it clear that his goal was to “Make America Great Again” (MAGA), frequently asserting the United States’ dominance through both domestic and international campaigns, thereby exacerbating turbulence in the global geopolitical landscape. Hong Kong based company (registered on Cayman Island) CK Hutchison’s Panama port deal was a prime example of great-power rivalry, in which commercial actors found it difficult