China to buy 120 Airbus planes as German chancellor visits China

China will order up to 120 additional aircraft from European aviation giant Airbus, reports Bloomberg, quoting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as he travelled to Beijing to deepen ties between the two countries. 

“The Chinese leadership will be ordering a larger number of additional aircraft from Airbus. The total order will include up to 120 additional aircraft,” Merz told reporters after his meeting with Xi, adding that it “demonstrates how worthwhile such trips can be”.

During the trip, Merz also travelled to Hangzhou, a global tech hub, to visit Unitree Robotics, one of China’s leading developers of humanoid robots.