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Boeing's new factory in Tianjin fully operational

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Boeing's new factory in Tianjin fully operational
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Boeing's new factory in Tianjin fully operational

2024-04-13 23:01 Last Updated At:04-14 17:08

U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing completed its third-phase expansion project in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Friday, as it aims to expand its production capacity.

With a total area of over 58,000 square meters, Boeing's new workshop, the Boeing Tianjin Composites, is now ready to serve the huge Chinese market.

At a launching ceremony held on Friday, Brendan Nelson, senior vice president of the Boeing Company and president of Boeing Global, highlighted his expectations for the partnership.

"Very proud of the partnership that we have built with China over more than half a century. Boeing's commitment in the third-phase development and expansion of Boeing Tianjin Composites should be seen as evidence as we grow our presence in China," said Nelson.

He said that businesses still play an important role despite differences between China and the United States.

"Well, following President Xi's meeting with President Biden in San Francisco in November last year, things have stabilized. There are differences between China and the United States, but we can nonetheless play an important role," said Nelson.

According to Boeing's latest Commercial Market Outlook, China will buy one-fifth of the world's new commercial airplanes over the next 20 years, making it the biggest growth market in the world.

Chinese veteran business leader Liu Qing has been recently appointed as Boeing's regional head in China, a reflection of the importance the aircraft-maker accords to the Chinese market.

Liu said he is confident that China will become one of the largest markets of Boeing as the newly finished Tianjin factory develops.

"I have strong confidence in the Chinese market. It will become one of the largest markets for Boeing in 20 years," said Liu.

Boeing's new factory in Tianjin fully operational

Boeing's new factory in Tianjin fully operational

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Hailstorms hit multiple districts of Beijing

2025-05-14 14:58 Last Updated At:15:07

Severe convective weather hit Beijing on Tuesday evening, resulting in thunderstorms, hailstorms and strong winds in multiple districts of the capital city.

The harsh weather started around 20:20 local time, moving from northwest to southeast across the capital and ending after the midnight.

Fangshan District was hit by hailstones as large as palm-sized, while Haidian district experienced thunderstorms accompanied by hail.

The hail weather in Shijingshan District lasted about 10 minutes. A section of the released video shot by a resident near Shougang Exhibition Center showed that hailstones, about the size of a table tennis ball, pouring down, smashing onto roads with a loud crackling sound.

A senior engineer at Beijing Fire Brigade said by Tuesday night they had not received any emergency call for rescue or help because of the hail and rain.

Earlier the same day, the Beijing Meteorological Service issued a yellow hail warning, a yellow thunderstorm warning and a blue wind warning, and advised the public to take shelter from hail.

Hailstorms hit multiple districts of Beijing

Hailstorms hit multiple districts of Beijing

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