#USChinaTensions China Returns Boeing’s $55M Jet to U.S. as Trade Tensions Deepen

A brand-new Boeing 737 MAX jet, originally intended for China’s Xiamen Airlines, was flown back to the United States this weekend, marking a significant setback in the worsening trade dispute between Washington and Beijing. Valued at roughly $55 million, the aircraft touched down at Boeing Field in Seattle at 6:11 p.m. on Saturday after a trans-Pacific journey with refueling stops in Guam and Hawaii.

The plane had been awaiting final inspections and delivery at Boeing’s Zhoushan completion center in China. However, the delivery was abruptly canceled following the introduction of steep new tariffs that made the transaction financially untenable.