US bans aircraft technology exports, dealing blow to China's aviation ambitions

President Donald Trump has just issued an order banning the export of important US aircraft engine parts and technology to China, a move that is expected to seriously affect Beijing's efforts to develop its aircraft manufacturing industry, according to information from the New York Times .

The decision comes as the US Commerce Department has suspended several licenses that allow US companies to sell products and technology to China’s Comac aircraft group, a source close to the matter told the media.

Comac currently relies on engines made by US giant GE Aerospace for its C919 aircraft, according to Bloomberg .

Washington’s latest move contradicts President Trump’s statement in February 2020, when he granted GE a license to supply engines to Comac. At that time, Mr. Trump said: “I want China to buy our jet engines – the best in the world . I want to make business with the United States easy, not difficult.”

The latest ban is another challenge Washington has posed to Beijing amid an ongoing trade war between the two superpowers.

China previously suspended the acceptance of Boeing-made aircraft in response to US tariffs, only to reverse the decision after the two countries reached a trade truce.

“The Ministry of Commerce is reviewing strategic exports to China,” a Ministry of Commerce spokesman told Bloomberg.

GE Aerospace and Comac did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Bloomberg reported last month that Comac was stockpiling engines to build dozens of planes this year.

Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the United States, declined to comment on the latest action by the US Department of Commerce. However, he stressed in a statement to CNN that: “China will closely follow relevant developments and take resolute measures to firmly protect the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.”

The truce is set to expire in August, giving the two sides time to negotiate a more durable trade agreement. But experts say either side could unilaterally raise tariffs again, plunging bilateral relations back into uncertainty.

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