‘The Big Money Show’ panel breaks down President Donald Trump’s high-stakes Beijing visit as trade, AI. global power dynamics take center stage in talks with China’s President Xi.
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is among the group of American business leaders who have traveled to China with PresidentDonald Trumpand is pursuing what could be a sizable deal for the plane-maker.
Ortberg said on a call with analysts last month the visit represents "a meaningful opportunity for us," though he cautioned that he thinks a deal is "100% dependent on the U.S.-China negotiations. relations."
"I'm not going to give you the number of airplanes,. it's a big number," Ortberg told analysts of the potential orderBoeingmay land.
He said he is "highly confident" that if Trump reaches an agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping. the deal will "include some aircraft orders."
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A deal for Boeing 737 Max aircraft could be finalized at the Trump-Xi summit.(Jennifer Buchanan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
"President Trump has been very focused on supporting us in international campaigns,. he's been very successful in doing that," Ortberg added.
Bloomberg reportedthat China is considering a deal for about 500 of Boeing's 737 Max jetliners. which would help Chinese airlines in need of new aircraft, according to people familiar with the matter.
The outlet also reported that Boeing. China are in discussions about selling around 100 Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 777X wide-body jetliners, though the deal isn't expected to be a focal point in this week's summit and would likely move forward at a later date, with the737 Maxdeal the immediate focus.
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Orders of jetliners from Boeing are expected to be a key portion of a broader agreement between the U.S. andChinaif Trump and Xi reach an agreement, along with other farm goods and other items.
Energy purchases may also be on the table because China wants the U.S. to allow tech companies to sell Chinese firms advancedartificial intelligence (AI)chips as the world's two largest economies race to advance AI capabilities.
Other corporate leaders traveling to China with the U.S. delegation include Tesla. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, outgoingApple CEO Tim Cook, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Citi CEO Jane Fraser, Cargill CEO Brian Sikes and several other leaders of prominent U.S. companies.
President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing this week.(Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
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"Besides Boeing. Cargill being linked to purchase agreements, the others are mainly there to deliver demands on critical input supply," said Reva Goujon, a geopolitical strategist at Rhodium Group.
"This could help the U.S. administration's messaging that to even be able to discuss a board of investment, China needs to be a reliable investment partner. not weaponize supply," Goujon added.
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Reuters contributed to this report.
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