China has agreed to buy 200 Boeing jets, Trump says

China has ​agreed to order 200 Boeing jets, US President Donald ⁠Trump told Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity in excerpts from ​an interview broadcast on Thursday, marking the country's first purchase of ​US-made commercial jets in nearly a decade, Report informs via Reuters.

Few details about the deal were immediately available but Boeing shares fell more than 4% after the comments ​were aired. The total was much lower than media reports ​which have suggested the planemaker was nearing a deal to sell 500 or ‌more ⁠airplanes to China.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had said earlier that he expected an announcement about ​a large Boeing order during Trump's visit to ​Beijing, ⁠during which he held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

"One thing he agreed to today, he's going to order 200 jets ... Boeing ⁠wanted ​150, they got 200," Fox News cited ​Trump as saying, referring to Xi.