The Trump administration is considering halting to China the sale of an aircraft engine produced in part by General Electric, two people familiar with the discussions said, part of a broader effort to limit the flow of technology there that could one day give Beijing an economic and security edge. Top Trump administration officials will discuss whether to prevent the sale at a cabinet meeting on Feb. 28, these people said. The aircraft license review was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The Trump administration has been increasingly wary of China’s economic and military ambitions, including a strategy to fuse its defense and commercial economies known as civil-military fusion. Chinese industrial plans like Made In China 2025 have promoted dual-use technologies like aviation, automation and information technology to benefit both the Chinese economy and its military abilities.

Source: International New York Times February 16, 2020 00:00 UTC