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Boeing Gets China Deal at Trump’s Visit, With Many Questions

A Boeing 737 Max passenger jet at the company's manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US.
Photographer: M. Scott Brauer/Bloomberg

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By Siddharth Philip, Skylar Woodhouse, and Danny Lee

May 15, 2026 at 11:05 AM UTC

Updated on

May 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM UTC

Boeing Co. secured its long-awaited order from China during US President Donald Trump’s visit to the country, but details on the accord reached remained nebulous on aircraft type and timing.

Rather than formally announcing an agreement — as is customary between the aircraft manufacturer and a customer — Trump said during a television interview appearance that China would buy 200 “big” aircraft.