#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.