China blames US tariffs for halting Boeing plane deliveries

A Boeing Co 737 Max 8 airplane, originally intended for Xiamen Airlines and recently returned to the US from China, at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington. - Bloomberg

BEIJING: China on Tuesday (April 29) blamed US tariffs for Beijing's decision to stop accepting new aircraft from aviation giant Boeing, saying the levies had "disrupted the international air transport market".

"The United States' wielding of tariffs has severely impacted the stability of the global industrial chain and supply chain," China's commerce ministry said in a statement.