"President Trump said on Thursday that China had agreed to order 200 Boeing jets, potentially lifting the fortunes of the American jet manufacturer in one of the world's largest aviation markets. In an interview with Fox News, Mr. Trump hailed what he termed as successes from the first day of meetings with Xi Jinping, China's top leader. He said Mr. Xi told him that an order would be placed for the American planes. He's going to order 200 jets. That's a big thing, Mr. Trump said in an interview that took place after the morning meetings between the two leaders."
"However, as of midday Friday, the Chinese side had not made any announcements regarding whether it has agreed to purchase aircraft from Boeing. Numerous predictions of a very large Boeing deal have preceded recent summits between the two countries' leaders, but none have materialized. In September 2024, the aircraft-leasing arm of state-owned China Development Bank did order 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, but separately from a summit."
"Kelly Ortberg, Boeing's chief executive, is part of the delegation of American business leaders who have traveled to Beijing with President Trump. A Boeing official referred a request for comment to the White House."
President Trump said China agreed to order 200 Boeing jets after meetings with Xi Jinping in Beijing. He described the announcement as a success from the first day of talks and said Xi told him the order would be placed. By midday Friday, no Chinese announcement confirmed the purchase. Previous predictions of a large Boeing deal around recent summits had not materialized. In September 2024, China Development Bank’s aircraft-leasing arm ordered 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, but that order occurred separately from a summit. Boeing’s chief executive, Kelly Ortberg, traveled with Trump as part of the American business delegation, and Boeing referred comment requests to the White House.
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