U.S. President Donald J. Trump told Fox News today and the press gaggle on Air Force One that China has committed to buying 200 of Boeing’s jets and additional General Electric engines. Per a comment by President Trump, disseminated by the New York Times, “It’s approximately 400, 450 engines, 200 planes and a promise of up to 750 if they do a good job.”
While no commensurate statement has yet been made by official Chinese channels, per the New York Times, the sale would be the single biggest sale of Boeing aircraft to the East Asian country in a decade.