The United States and China are edging closer to a landmark Boeing aircraft deal that could anchor a broader trade agreement between the two powers. US Ambassador to China David Perdue, said the negotiations are in their “final days,” signalling a breakthrough that has been long in the making.
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According to Bloomberg, Boeing is working toward the sale of as many as 500 jets — a transaction that would end a sales freeze stretching back to Donald Trump’s 2017 visit to China.
Diplomacy and trade backdrop
The talks are unfolding at a moment of renewed diplomatic engagement. In recent weeks, Trump spoke by phone with President Xi Jinping, while negotiators reached a framework for ByteDance to divest its US-based TikTok operations, easing a major flashpoint.
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