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Boeing nears ‘large’ China orders as Trump and Xi forge new trade board: Bessent

Washington and Beijing will discuss the board to manage commercial ties

1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenXiaofei Xuin ParisandFrank Chenin ShanghaiPublished: 6:35pm, 14 May 2026Updated: 6:44pm, 14 May 2026“Large Boeing orders” appear to be coming, US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent told CNBC on Thursday, adding that China and the US will discuss establishing a new joint board of trade to manage commercial ties.

“I think we’re going to see the large Boeing orders,” Bessent said.

Meanwhile, Bessent said the two largest economies will form a board of trade.

“The idea would be for non-critical, non-strategic areas,” he said, pointing to fireworks as an example of such consumer goods that “we are never going to reshore”.

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