09 July 2020
The Export-Import Bank of the United States is supporting U.S. commercial space companies which have to compete with Chinese service providers. Sandra Erwin reports for SpaceNews that "U.S. companies in the space sector face tough competition from Chinese government-backed companies and the Ex-Im Bank now has a mandate from Congress to help level the playing field, David Trulio, a bank senior vice president said at a virtual forum hosted by Ex-Im. Trulio, a former Defense Department official, runs Ex-Im’s “Program on China and Transformational Exports.” The program was directed by Congress when it signed a seven-year re-authorization for Ex-Im on December 20, 2019."
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