By Blessing Nweke
China has confirmed plans to purchase 200 aircraft from Boeing following a high-profile meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing last week, marking a significant step in easing trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
China’s Commerce Ministry announced on Wednesday that the agreement also includes US guarantees for the supply of aircraft engine parts and related components needed for the jets. The ministry said both countries would continue negotiations aimed at extending their current tariffs truce and reducing tariffs on goods worth more than $30 billion each.
The Boeing agreement was one of several economic pledges made during Trump’s visit to China. The trip also resulted in promises of broader access for American agricultural exports to the Chinese market.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One after departing Beijing, Trump described the discussions as highly productive. He said the agreement included an initial order of more than 200 Boeing aircraft and suggested future purchases could eventually total 750 jets, which he called potentially the largest aircraft order ever.
Boeing chief executive Kelly Ortberg joined the US delegation to China alongside Elon Musk and Jensen Huang. Boeing later said the visit successfully reopened the Chinese market for new aircraft orders after years of strained trade relations.
The latest developments build on a tariff truce reached by Chinese and US officials in Kuala Lumpur in 2025, which reduced US tariffs on Chinese goods and paused China’s restrictions on exports of rare earth minerals and magnets.
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