China could agree to purchase additional Boeing aircraft when Chinese leader Xi Jinping visits Washington in September, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday.
Speaking during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Treasury Department’s fiscal 2027 budget request, Bessent pointed to a previously announced commitment by China to acquire 200 Boeing aircraft following President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing in May.
“They agreed to 200 airplanes during the visit. We will see if they commit to a larger number when Xi Jinping arrives in Washington,” Bessent told senators.
The 200-aircraft agreement was announced after the Trump–Xi summit in Beijing and was described by U.S. officials and Boeing as an initial package. China’s Commerce Ministry later acknowledged the agreement….