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Boeing faces fresh crisis with US-China trade war
Boeing faces fresh crisis with US-China trade war
by  AFP

US aviation giant Boeing, fresh off a crippling labor dispute and quality control crisis, has now found itself drawn into the escalating trade conflict between Washington and Beijing. Last week, Bloomberg reported that China's Juneyao Airlines was delaying delivery of a Boeing widebody aircraft as the growing trade conflict drives up costs of big-ticket products.

Trump says China 'reneged' on Boeing deal as tensions flare
Trump says China 'reneged' on Boeing deal as tensions flare
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that China has gone back on a major Boeing deal, after a news report that Beijing ordered airlines not to take further deliveries of the US aviation giant's jets. Trump took aim at Beijing again on Tuesday, saying on Truth Social that China did not fully fulfil an earlier trade deal.

Trump trade war casts pall in China's southern export heartland
Trump trade war casts pall in China's southern export heartland
by  AFP

The blistering tariff war launched by Donald Trump this month cast a shadow Tuesday as businesses met to strike deals at a trade show in southern China, for decades a key hub for exports to the United States. She told AFP at the firm's booth that the trade war will still hurt -- even though it does a limited amount of business with the United States.