After Freezing Out Boeing, Beijing Appeals to US Companies

With three 737 MAX jets already flown back to the United States, China says it still seeks trade stability with U.S. companies.

A Xiamen airplane is parked at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai, China, on Sept. 16, 2023. Hector Retamal / AFP via Getty Images

China’s commerce ministry said on April 29 that the regime is willing to support normal business cooperation with American companies, days after Chinese airlines canceled Boeing aircraft orders amid a tariff standoff with the United States.

The Chinese commerce ministry also blamed the halt in plane deliveries on U.S. tariff hikes.