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 by Staff Writers Paris (AFP) March 25, 2019
China on Monday signed a huge deal to buy 290 Airbus A320 and 10 A350 airliners, the French presidency announced. The signing of the deal came as Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks at the Elysee Palace with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron who welcomed the sale as "an excellent signal" of the strength of trade between the two countries. The order, originally for 184 A320s for 13 Chinese airlines, was announced during Macron's state visit to China in January 2018. It was signed in Paris by Airbus and the China Aviation Supplies Holding Company.
Macron calls for a 'strong Europe-China partnership' This partnership must be based on "strong multilateralism" and "fair and balanced" trade, Macron told reporters ahead of further talks Tuesday in Paris with Xi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker to explore "points of convergence" between the two trading giants. In his own statement, Xi, said China "needs a united and prosperous Europe". He also called on Europe to adopt "a coherent strategy" in its dealings with his country. It comes after the Chinese leader concluded a visit to Italy, in which the nation became the first G7 state to sign up to Xi's vast "New Silk Road" infrastructure project that has sparked unease in the US and the European Union.
Acting Pentagon chief Shanahan investigated over Boeing bias Washington (AFP) March 20, 2019 Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is being investigated by the Pentagon's inspector general for alleged bias in acquisitions toward his former employer, Boeing, the inspector general said Wednesday. "We have informed him that we have initiated this investigation," said Dwrena Allen, a spokeswoman for the inspector generals' office. Investigators are seeking to see if Shanahan, as deputy defense secretary, had violated ethics rules by disparaging Boeing rival Lockheed Martin in meeting ... read more
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