China urges dialogue after Trump threatens Boeing export controls

BEIJING: China calls on the United States to resolve trade issues through consultation on the basis of equality, mutual respect, and reciprocity, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday (October 21), responding to U.S. export controls of Boeing plane parts to China.

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Trump considers restricting Boeing exports to counter China's rare earth mineral curbs.
Boeing has been central to Trump's trade strategy, facing both setbacks and major foreign sales.
Boeing is negotiating a major jet sale to China, its first since Trumps earlier term.

The United States could impose export controls on Boeing plane parts as part of Washington's response to Chinese export limits on rare earth minerals, President Donald Trump said on Friday (October 17).

Trump has frequently used Boeing in his aggressive efforts to reshape global trade since taking office in January. During clashes with Trump over trade, Beijing in April ordered Chinese airlines to temporarily stop taking deliveries of new Boeing jets. The planemaker has also landed several large sales from foreign carriers following visits by Trump.

The planemaker is in talks to sell as many as 500 jets to China, Bloomberg reported in August. It would be the U.S. planemaker's first major Chinese order since Trump's first term in office.