The support was given as loans, known as launch aid.

这笔补贴以贷款形式提供，称为研发补助。

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Boeing also wanted to shield its 777 and new 787 from "unfair" competition in the form of Airbus's launch-aid-supported A350.

波音公司也要保护它的777和新式787客机，对抗来自得到发动援助的空客A350客机的“不公平”竞争。

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During the recent European sovereign debt crisis, China stood firmly behind the Euro Zone and the IMF as they worked together to launch an aid plan, by not selling its Euro assets.

不久前，欧洲一些国家出现主权债务危机，中国坚定支持欧元区和国际货币基金组织联手启动救援机制。中国没有抛售欧元资产，给欧元以巨大支持。

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Ignoring Mr Byers's overblown rhetoric, there are just two credible arguments for Airbus launch aid.

ECONOMIST: Subsidies in the air

Launch aid is paid back to the governments that have provided it, as a royalty on sales.

ECONOMIST: Super-jumbo trade war ahead

Together these actions ensure there that the launch aid trade dispute will continue for some time, though if the U.S. is prepared to take forceful action, retaliation could be implemented within a year.

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