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Firstpost lays out a simple scene: Chinese state builders are leading the shortlist for Ethiopia's $12.5 billion Bishoftu International Airport, while U.S. firms such as Boeing and GE Aerospace remain in contention for aircraft, engines, avionics and financing. For Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed the project is leverage, a way to play Xi Jinping against the United States and squeeze better terms. For investors, Bishoftu is a tidy reminder that geopolitics can create multi-year service and equipment revenue streams for aerospace companies, if those contracts actually materialize.