In event of a hostile take over attempt(which is not the usual style of the Chinese),the Canadian government may step in and veto it.I think Zen is obviously cognizant of the dilemma and move on.
AE has said that they believe they have 'control' over the majority of the stock so any unfriendly proposal could be rejected. We can't say for sure how many shares would vote along with the BOD, we have to take his word for it.