Zero Hedge
by Tyler Durden
Thursday, May 08, 2025 – 08:05 AM
J
ust two days before U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to meet his Chinese counterpart for the first round of trade talks in Switzerland, Boeing revealed a new order for widebody jets from a Chinese state-owned airline—presumably a calculated gesture of goodwill ahead of negotiations.
Boeing announced that China Airlines has become the “newest 777X customer with an order for 10 777-9 passenger and four 777-8 Freighter airplanes.”