The Chinese buy plenty of U.S. manufactured planes. In fact, in order to convince China to buy large aircraft like the 777, Boeing was more than happy to sign

The Chinese buy plenty of U.S. manufactured planes. In fact, in order to convince China to buy large aircraft like the 777, Boeing was more than happy to sign offset agreements[0] that sent a significant portion of manufacturing of smaller aircraft to Chinese subcontractors. Lest you think I would only throw stones at my former employer, Airbus has been doing that and more. They are actually doing final assembly in China. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offset_agreement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offset_agreement