1 2021-04-01 15:39:08China Daily Editor : Wang Yifan ECNS App Download Boeing urged the United States to keep disputes over human rights and other topics separate from trade relations with China and warned that its European rival Airbus would gain if the American aircraft maker were locked out of China. "I am hoping we can sort of separate intellectual property, human rights and other things from trade and continue to encourage a free trade environment between these two economic juggernauts," Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit on Wednesday. "We cannot afford to be locked out of that market. Our competitor will jump right in," Calhoun said.