U.S. lawmakers talk up Boeing deal with China, Reuters reports

A group of U.S. lawmakers visited Beijing to raise a deal with Chinese leaders that would see China buy more Boeing (BA) jets, Laurie Chen of Reuters reports, citing a U.S. Democratic Representative. Boeing is currently in talks to sell 500 jets to China. “It’s been a while since Boeing airplanes have been sold here in China. We’d like to get that deal done,” said U.S. Ambassador David Smith.