UPDATE 3-China says it will buy 200 Boeing jets, seek extension of US trade truce

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China on Wednesday said it will ?buy ?200 Boeing jets and seek an extension of a trade truce struck with the U.S. that is set to expire this November, following a high-profile summit of the countries’ leaders aimed at stabilising bilateral ties. The purchase, announced in a statement by the Chinese commerce ministry, ?marked Beijing’s first confirmation of the Boeing order, though it did not elaborate on the types of planes China would buy. If finalised, the orders would mark Boeing’s first major Chinese deal in nearly a decade, after the U.S. planemaker was largely shut out of the world’s…

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