China Orders Airlines To Stop Accepting Boeing, Other US-Made Aviation Parts
This is according to Bloomberg News on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
In response to the United States’ decision to impose 145% tariffs on Chinese goods, China has ordered its airlines not to take any further deliveries of Boeing jets.
This is according to Bloomberg News on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Beijing has also instructed Chinese carriers to halt purchases of aircraft-related equipment and parts from U.S. companies, the Bloomberg report said.
The Chinese government is reportedly considering ways to assist airlines leasing Boeing jets who are facing increased costs, the sources said.
It would be recalled that U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new levy of 125% on goods from China. The White House later clarified that the rate is in addition to an existing 20% tariff, bringing the total to 145%.
The original 20% tariff had been imposed on imports of Chinese goods in response to what Trump described as Beijing’s role in the production and supply of fentanyl into the U.S.
Earlier, in a statement published on its customs department website and seen by SaharaReporters, Chinese officials accused the United States of violating international trade norms.
“On April 10, 2025, the US government announced that the ‘reciprocal tariff’ on Chinese goods exported to the US would be further increased to 125%. The US’s imposition of abnormally high tariffs on China seriously violates international economic and trade rules, basic economic laws and common sense, and is completely a unilateral bullying and coercion.”
“In accordance with the Tariff Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Customs Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Foreign Trade Law of the People’s Republic of China and other laws and regulations and the basic principles of international law, and with the approval of the State Council, starting from April 12, 2025, the tariff increase measures on imported goods originating from the United States will be adjusted.”
The Chinese resolution read as follows:
“Announcement of the State Council Tariff Commission on Adjusting the Tariff Measures on Imports Originating in the United States” (Tax Commission Announcement No. 5 of 2025): from 84% to 125%. Given that at the current tariff level, there is no market acceptance for US goods exported to China. If the US continues to impose tariffs on Chinese goods exported to the US, China will ignore it.”
“Other matters shall be implemented in accordance with the ‘Announcement of the Tariff Commission of the State Council on the Imposition of Additional Tariffs on Imported Goods Originating in the United States’ (Tax Commission Announcement No. 4 of 2025),” the statement read.
Earlier, SaharaReporters reported that President Trump announced a complete pause on all “reciprocal” tariffs that went into effect at midnight—except for those on China.
In an escalation of the trade war, Trump raised reciprocal tariffs against China to 125%, up from 104%.
This move came just hours after Trump was quoted as saying, “countries were kissing his ass, pleading to negotiate.”
Previously, SaharaReporters had reported that the U.S. raised tariffs on Chinese goods to 104%, following the expiration of a White House deadline for China to remove its retaliatory tariffs.
Amid rising tensions, China vowed to “fight to the end” against what it described as aggressive U.S. trade practices. In response, China raised its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods from 34% to 84%.
Trump announced the pause on retaliatory tariffs—excluding China—via a Truth Social post on Wednesday.
According to him, he has “authorized a 90-day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately.”
