Boeing pitches China facility as Trump-friendly

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U.S. trade policy towards China has been upended with the arrival of the Trump administration, and Boeing jetliner deliveries are widely viewed as vulnerable if China retaliates. Related: Trump & Boeing: It`s not about Air Force One, it`s about ChinaBoeing anticipates delivering between 760 and 765 airliners in 2017, roughly matching its 2015 record of 762 planes. Boeing`s chief executive has reiterated the company`s plan to open a facility in China to install the interiors on single-aisle 737 jetliners. ""We`re able to add volume and increase sales in China, because as we increase sales to China we increase building airplanes here in the U.S., and that`s U.S. manufacturing jobs," he said. Boeing leaders are concerned a significant shift in trade policy toward China could have catastrophic effects on the company`s plans to sustain and increase production of its lucrative 737 planes.