UNITED STATES

Between February 3 to 12 this year, the US Strategic Command showcased its ability to conduct coordinated, worldwide operations to reassure partners and allies as well as accomplish its primary mission of global strategic deterrence with the conclusion of a series of operational events and tests of the nuclear triad which included long-range bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles.

On February 15, 2020, President Donald Trump objected to US proposals that would prevent companies from supplying jet engines and other components to China’s aviation industry and suggested he had instructed his administration not to implement them. Trump said that national security concerns, which had been cited as reasoning for the plans, should not be used as an excuse to make it difficult for foreign countries to buy US products.

According to reliable sources, the US government is considering whether to stop General Electric Coompany from continuing to supply engines for a new Chinese passenger jet, causing uncertainty over China’s efforts to enter the civil aviation market. The potential restriction on the engine sales - possibly along with limits on other components for Chinese commercial aircraft, is the latest move in the battle between the world’s two largest economies over trade and technology.