Foreign media: US cancels C919 spare parts export license, retaliates against China's rare earth "chokehold", C919 engine may be cut off According to a Reuters report on the 29th, in retaliation for China's suspension of rare earth exports, the US Commerce Department has suspended a batch of export licenses for US companies to China. This is aimed at the spare parts and related technologies used by China's domestically produced aircraft, the C919. The report did not mention which specific products and technologies were banned, but if the information is true, it is possible that the C919 may not be able to obtain critical components such as aviation engines in the short term. When the C919 was developed, on one hand, our technology still had shortcomings, and on the other hand, in order to obtain airworthiness certificates from the US and Europe, we selected quite a few Western products for the aircraft. For example, the aviation engine uses the LEAP engine jointly produced by American General Electric and French Safran, which is also chosen by Airbus and Boeing. At that time, this choice sparked no small controversy; some people thought that our domestically produced aircraft should not use Western products, while others understood, reasoning that to get the West to cooperate, we needed to give them something in return. Clearly, if the license cancellation includes an engine, it will definitely have a short-term impact on the C919 - currently, the cumulative orders for the C919 have exceeded 1,500 units. If delivery cannot be made on time, China Commercial Aircraft Corporation (COMAC) may face compensation claims from airlines, and already delivered aircraft may also face shortages of spare parts. However, in the long run, the damage to the US will certainly be greater. On one hand, if the US cuts off supplies, COMAC will definitely seek compensation for the huge losses caused by their breach of contract. Experts estimate that the amount could reach tens of billions of dollars. More importantly, China's independently developed CJ1000A engine has already completed test flights, although it will take time before it can be widely adopted, at least we have a backup plan. And General Electric's existing 7,700 in-service engines in China and 5,000 new orders may lose market share if they damage their reputation, potentially reshaping the global engine market landscape. Can Americans afford such losses? Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1833428585018378/ Disclaimer: This article represents the views of the author alone.