Beijing Abandoned Its Commitment by Blocking Boeing Airplane Purchases: US Commerce Chief

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during an interview at the Department of Commerce in Washington on Sept. 23, 2021. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Sept. 28 that China is holding back domestic airlines from purchasing “tens of billions of dollars” of U.S.-manufactured Boeing Co. airplanes.

“There’s tens of billions of dollars of planes that Chinese airlines want to buy but the Chinese government is standing in the way,” she said in a question-and-answer session after a Sept. 28 speech in Washington.