Maybe the Americans were so butt hurt about losing those airline orders from China that were given to Airbus, they finally snapped.
Ask yourself a question, and think about what you believe was happening.
That Chinese order for those airliners, all given to Airbus, where Boeing got nothing. Here is the question.
It is that a one-off kind of deal, just an exception and things will return to normal where the Chinese will still buy from Boeing and Airbus? Or was that the beginning of China not going to do business with the Americans if they can help it?
Was that Boeing deal, where it got nothing, a one-off deal, or the start of something else?
Someone blew up the pipeline. Someone sure thought it was the latter, at least they were taking no chances as both 1 & 2 were taken out.
Price of Airbus going up, like all European goods.

