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(Reuters) -The Trump administration on Monday published a list of Chinese and Russian companies with alleged military ties that restrict them from buying a wide range of U.S. goods and technology.
Reuters first reported last month that the U.S. Department of Commerce drafted a list of companies that it linked to the Chinese or Russian military, news that brought a rebuke from Beijing.
The final list does not include Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), or the Hong Kong subsidiaries of Colorado’s Arrow Electronics and Texas-based TTI Inc, a Berkshire Hathaway electronics distributor. Those companies were on the draft list seen by Reuters.
China Eastern Unit Completes Maiden Passenger Flight With Domestically Built Plane
OTT Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of
China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd., completed its maiden passenger flight on Monday with a Chinese-made ARJ21 as part of its plan to utilize domestically built planes, bolstering the nation’s main commercial aircraft-maker as it seeks to challenge international behemoths such as Airbus SE and Boeing Co.
Short for One Two Three, OTT Airlines flew from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport, according to a statement on China Eastern’s website, with the majority of flights to eventually be operated with planes like the ARJ21 and the C919. Both of these planes are made by state-run Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC), with China Eastern adding that it expects to scale up operation of these planes by 2030.