[Post-Neolithic]

You might want to rephrase your " The British company that the UAE-based firm is buying doesn't run these ports in the first place, so this story is really just a lot of crap.," statement. These are the facts,

P&O Ports in Philadelphia, PA & Camden, NJ

P&O Ports North America, Inc. is a 50% joint venture partner in Delaware River Stevedores (DRS), which provides stevedoring and terminal services in Philadelphia, PA, Camden, NJ, and Wilmington, DE.

[Alberta's Child]

. . . which provides stevedoring and terminal services . . .

Key phrase here. These entities don't "run" anything.

This is sort of like having Donald Trump rent a luxury apartment in Manhattan to a Saudi prince. Anyone who used this to complain that "giving Trump Tower to the Saudis is dangerous" would be justifiably ridiculed for their ignorance.