Boeing nears ‘large’ China orders as Trump and Xi forge new trade board: Bessent

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that significant Boeing orders are anticipated during President Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing. This potential deal, if finalized, would be the first major aircraft purchase from China in nearly a decade, following a period of trade tensions. The agreement is seen as a key outcome of Trump's visit, which aims to strengthen commercial ties between the two nations. Discussions are also underway to establish a new joint trade board to manage US-China commercial relations. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is part of the US presidential delegation, underscoring the importance of this potential transaction for the aerospace giant.

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Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg was part of Trump’s CEO entourage that arrived in Beijing.

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Boeing was counting on Washington to help unlock long-overdue orders from China.

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China and the US would discuss establishing a new joint board of trade to manage commercial ties.

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Large Boeing orders are expected as part of US President Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing.

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“Large Boeing orders” are expected as part of US President Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, adding that China and the US would discuss establishing a new joint board of trade to manage commercial ties.Speaking to CNBC, Bessent said: “I think we’re going to see the large Boeing orders.”The agreement, if realised, would mark the first such order after a nearly decade-long drought fuelled by geopolitical and regulatory stand-offs, serving as a high-profile “deliverable” from Trump’s state visit to Beijing.The latest “Boeing gift” for Trump follows the precedent of 2017, when a US$37 billion, 300-plane contract was announced during his first state visit to China.Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg was part of Trump’s CEO entourage that arrived in Beijing on Wednesday evening. This is the first visit by a US president to China in almost nine years.Last month, Ortberg publicly appealed to Trump to help seal a deal, telling Reuters that Boeing was counting on Washington to help unlock long-overdue orders from China.

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