President Donald Trump said the partial US-China trade deal may lead to as much as $20 billion (Dh73.4bn) in sales of Boeing aircraft, in addition to spurring billion of dollars in purchases of agricultural goods.
“Other aspects of the deal are also great – technology, financial services, 16-20 billion in Boeing Planes etc,” Mr Trump wrote on Twitter on Saturday, without any specifics about the aircraft portion. A spokesman for Boeing declined to comment.
In unveiling the overall deal on Friday, Mr Trump stressed a surge in Chinese purchases of US farm products – an offer Beijing made more than two years ago. It will be accompanied by unspecified commitments on intellectual property. No mention was made at the White House of aircraft purchases.
Boeing has a seat in the trade discussions and its chief executive Dennis Muilenburg has in recent months pointed out that aerospace is one of the industries where US and China’s interests converge. Boeing is one of the largest American exporters, while China is the biggest overseas customer for its aircraft.
China has traditionally split its orders evenly between Boeing and Europe’s Airbus.
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Who is Mohammed Al Halbousi?
The new speaker of Iraq’s parliament Mohammed Al Halbousi is the youngest person ever to serve in the role.
The 37-year-old was born in Al Garmah in Anbar and studied civil engineering in Baghdad before going into business. His development company Al Hadeed undertook reconstruction contracts rebuilding parts of Fallujah’s infrastructure.
He entered parliament in 2014 and served as a member of the human rights and finance committees until 2017. In August last year he was appointed governor of Anbar, a role in which he has struggled to secure funding to provide services in the war-damaged province and to secure the withdrawal of Shia militias. He relinquished the post when he was sworn in as a member of parliament on September 3.
He is a member of the Al Hal Sunni-based political party and the Sunni-led Coalition of Iraqi Forces, which is Iraq’s largest Sunni alliance with 37 seats from the May 12 election.
He maintains good relations with former Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki’s State of Law Coaliton, Hadi Al Amiri’s Badr Organisation and Iranian officials.
