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China's C919 Jet Hit by US Export Curbs as Trade Tensions Delay Deliveries

A Chinese national flag decorates the Erzsebet Bridge in Budapest, Hungary on May 8, 2024.

China's plan to compete with Boeing and Airbus with its homegrown C919 passenger jet is facing delays as US export restrictions threaten to slow deliveries.

The jet, built by state-owned COMAC, has been pitched as a symbol of China's technological progress, but it still relies heavily on Western-made components.

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