Trump Says China Agreed to Buy 200 Boeing Jets, Up to 750

President Donald Trump said China has agreed to purchase 200 Boeing aircraft in a deal discussed during his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, with the potential for the number to expand to as many as 750 jets. The agreement, Trump said, would include U.S.-supplied jet engines from GE Aerospace. China’s Ministry of Commerce said the two sides reached arrangements covering China’s purchases of U.S. aircraft and continued supply of aircraft engines and related aviation components, describing it as a major breakthrough, but it did not confirm any specific aircraft totals.

Trump made the remarks after returning from the summit, telling reporters that the initial commitment involved about 200 planes and that the agreement could reach up to 750 depending on performance. Neither the delivery timeline nor the specific aircraft models were immediately detailed publicly. Boeing described the effort as successful and said it secured an initial commitment for 200 aircraft, while also noting that such commitments can be preliminary and not reflected in its formal order backlog.

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