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“One thing he agreed to today, he’s going to order 200 jets. That’s a big thing. Boeings,” Trump told Fox News’ Sean Hannity, referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Analysts had expected a big order of Boeing aircraft to come out of Trump’s visit to China though expectations were for an order of around 500 aircraft. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg and other top executives from U.S. companies joined Trump on the trip.
Trump didn’t specify which aircraft China could purchase from Boeing, though analysts had expected a potential order to include hundreds of Boeing’s best-selling 737 Max planes.
Boeing and the White House didn’t immediately comment.
The manufacturer hasn’t won a major order from China in almost a decade.
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