Trump says China to buy 200 Boeing planes in major deal US President Donald Trump said China had agreed to purchase 200 aircraft from Boeing, with the possibility of expanding the order to 750 planes in the future. “If they do a good job with the 200, which I’m sure they will,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. The agreement would mark Boeing’s first major sale to China in nearly a decade and could provide a significant boost for the company in one of its key international markets.