China orders halt to Boeing jet deliveries amid tariff war with USThe Chinese government is also considering ways to provide assistance to airlines that lease Boeing jets and are facing higher costs
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Representative image indicating US-China tariff war. Inset: A model of Boeing 737 MAX airplane.
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China has ordered its airlines not to take any further deliveries of Boeing jets in response to the US decision to impose 145 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods, Bloomberg News said on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Beijing has also asked that Chinese carriers halt any purchases of aircraft-related equipment and parts from US companies, the Bloomberg report said.
The Chinese government is also considering ways to provide assistance to airlines that lease Boeing jets and are facing higher costs, the people told Bloomberg News.