Posted on 04/16/2025 8:06:37 AM PDT by Red Badger
The Chinese Communist Party has ordered its state-controlled airlines to halt all deliveries of Boeing aircraft, striking a blow to one of America’s manufacturing giants.
The directive, reported by Bloomberg News, comes as a retaliatory jab in response to President Donald Trump’s bold 145% tariffs on Chinese goods—a policy aimed at leveling the playing field for American workers long exploited by China’s unfair trade practices.
Boeing, the US’ largest exporter, now faces the loss of a critical market.
China’s top three airlines—Air China, China Eastern, and China Southern—had planned to receive 179 Boeing planes between 2025 and 2027.
This abrupt cancellation not only jeopardizes thousands of American jobs but also underscores the CCP’s willingness to weaponize trade to achieve its geopolitical ambitions.
Bloomberg reported:
Trump on Tuesday weighed in to criticize Beijing with a post on his Truth Social network. China “just reneged on the big Boeing deal” signed during his first administration, he said.
About 10 Boeing 737 Max aircraft are preparing to enter Chinese airline fleets, including two each for China Southern Airlines Co., Air China Ltd. and Xiamen Airlines Co., based on data from Aviation Flights Group. Some of the jets are parked near Boeing’s factory base in Seattle while others are at a finishing center in Zhoushan in eastern China, according to the production-tracking firm’s website.
Delivery paperwork and payment on some of these jets may have been completed before the reciprocal tariffs announced by China on April 11 took effect on April 12, and those planes may be allowed to enter China on a case-by-case basis, some of the people said.
This isn’t the first time China has weaponized its market power against American industry.
In 2019, Beijing suspended Boeing orders following the 737 MAX crashes, a decision many saw as politically motivated to undermine U.S. dominance in aerospace.
Today’s escalation, however, is a clear signal that China is willing to sacrifice its own aviation needs to flex its muscles in the trade war, even as its domestic C919 jet program remains a fledgling competitor to Boeing and Europe’s Airbus, heavily reliant on—you guessed it—American components.
yeah that hurts a little
They have a backlog of orders, so they just move up to the next customer and say want to buy it now?.........
Yes, Boeing does have a substantial backlog of orders. Recent reports indicate that as of April 2025, Boeing’s order backlog stands at approximately 5,626 jets. This backlog acts as a strategic buffer for the company, ensuring that even in the face of challenges such as production delays or geopolitical disruptions—like the recent delivery bans in China—there is a steady demand across global markets.
A robust backlog is crucial for a manufacturer like Boeing. It supports long-term production planning and provides financial stability amid market volatility. Despite the current trade tensions impacting deliveries to regions like China, the sizable number of pending orders means that Boeing has the flexibility to reallocate aircraft to other markets, helping to mitigate short-term setbacks while maintaining overall global demand.
Guess they didn’t want to pay the 150% tariff going in.
When we had another superpower rivalry with the Soviet Union, we hadn’t spent decades trying to build them into an economic and military superpower. Every president and Congress since Nixon shares in the blame for China’s rise to power - we finally have Trump pushing back.
Will China have to pay a Fee/charge/etc for this ? LOL
So, China loses its place in line and really hurts no one but themselves...............
Not necessary since the jets will be sold to others waiting in line............
Boeing should just close its Chicom factories until orders pick up.
Aviation Ping!....................
so they’ll buy their own COMAC C919 ?
Um, yeah.
Is Aeroflot still in business?..........................
Has a US judge ordered the Chinese Communist Party to take delivery of the jets?
China is developing its own commercial airliner, and their local airlines have already placed orders with the state-run manufacturer.
It was only a matter of time before Boeing and Airbus were pushed out of the Chinese market by a local state-run competitor.
It’s a model that China has copied over and over, again and again, over the past 40 years - from autos to trains to seeds to silicon chips to airplanes.
Choose any industry and you will see the same pattern: Import from the foreigners, copy, steal, adapt and improve, the western technology and manufacturing methods - to first occupy the large local market, and then, to export.
Trump is the one to finally declare we should NOT play that game any longer.
Yeah! Buy Russian ones, Xi. Lol
adapt and improve?...........Still a work in progress I think..........
Yes. We should not ignore the obvious - China has many skilled engineers and scientists, and a top-down society, designed for production. And yes indeed, they already dominate many industries.
Trump at least has made the decision to end the system where we participate in our own destruction.
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