China’s Ministry of Commerce Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China has confirmed an agreement for China to purchase 200 aircraft from Boeing, along with engines and spare parts.

A ministry official said the aviation sector remains a key area for strengthening economic cooperation between China and the United States.

“In accordance with the important consensus reached by the Chinese and U.S. leaders, China’s aviation industry will introduce 200 Boeing aircraft based on commercial principles and its own needs for air transport development,” the official said in a statement.

last week, the U.S. President Donald Trump stated that China would purchase 200 aircraft from Boeing.

Although the figure was less than half of what some analysts had anticipated, it would represent the first major Chinese order for Boeing since 2017.

Boeing, which produces most of its commercial aircraft in Seattle, could secure additional orders from Chinese airlines in the future, a Washington state commerce official said on Tuesday.

“Boeing has a lot of demand, a little bit of a waitlist, so I believe that it’s only logical to me that there would be more orders in the future,” said Andrea Chartock, assistant director, Office of Economic Development and Competitiveness at the Washington State Department of Commerce.

“We are very happy to hear about this announcement.”

She noted that the state has “a whole industry around Boeing,” with suppliers spanning sectors from space technology to satellite manufacturing.

China’s civil aviation regulator said on Sunday that it had met with Kelly Ortberg a few days earlier.

The executive was part of the Trump’s delegation to China.

So far, there’s been no official statement from Boeing.