Bessent Signals Bigger Boeing Sales to China Before Xis US Trip

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations in Washington on June 3, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesChina 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.

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