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23 July, 2024

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took office as the country’s president in October after winning election in June. Photo: Eyepix via Zuma Press Wire/dpa

US presidential election 2024

Mexican leader ‘convinced’ US ties will stay positive after Trump’s election win

But Chinese investments in country such as electric-vehicle factories plus looming changes to a key free-trade deal could complicate matters.

7 Nov 2024 - 8:49AMvideocam

US-China relations

China-Mexico trade is not reciprocal, says finance minister

23 Jul 2024 - 3:35AMvideocam

China economy

Opinion | How shifts in world trade are setting the stage for ‘reglobalisation’

28 Jun 2024 - 6:13PMvideocam

US-China relations

Opinion | Mexico is ground zero as China takes Global South battle to US backyard

Since its free trade agreement with the US, Mexico has seen more crime and obesity, but little economic growth. Now, it is seeing a surge in Chinese investment.

9 Jun 2024 - 5:30AMvideocam

BYD’s Dolphin Mini is seen at the Chinese company’s launch of the low-cost EV in Mexico City, on February 28. Photo: Reuters

Diplomacy

Opinion | As tide turns in Argentina and across Latin America, what will China do?

No rational Argentinian politician would risk China’s substantial investments but US offers of free trade to Latin America and steelmaker complaints about cheap Chinese imports threaten to turn the tide.

1 May 2024 - 5:54PMvideocam

China trade

Chinese manufacturers in Mexico tread on thin ice amid threat of US barriers

Washington fears that Chinese cars may be able to come over the southern border with zero tariffs under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

6 Apr 2024 - 3:58AMvideocam

US-China relations

The View | US can’t beat China, so it should join it in the EV revolution

Efforts to keep Chinese electric vehicles out of the US will only hurt American consumers and manufacturers in the long run. Instead, the Biden administration should welcome Chinese carmakers into the US to improve innovation and competitiveness.

7 Mar 2024 - 5:30AMvideocam

People check out a BYD Atto 3 electric vehicle at the Geneva International Motor Show in Switzerland, on February 27. The Chinese automaker’s SUV has received full marks for safety from European inspectors. Photo: Bloomberg

US-China relations

China’s 17-year run as top source of US imports ends as Mexico rises

World’s second-largest economy also saw its share of American imports decline to 13.9 per cent in 2023, its lowest level in 20 years.

8 Feb 2024 - 3:51AMvideocam

China manufacturing

China’s investment in Mexico is up – but is dodging US tariffs the whole story?

Mexico has been the beneficiary of more Chinese investment in recent years, and its preferential status with its northern neighbour has provided a way past US tariffs. But there are other benefits – and risks – analysts say.

3 Feb 2024 - 7:16AMvideocam

US-China trade war

Opinion | Migration to Central America shows firms adapting to new trade era

As geopolitical tensions rise and economies become more complex, North American industries are turning away from Asia to secure a better future. Mexico and Central America offer significant benefits for firms looking to keep costs low and mitigate risks stemming from the US-China trade war.

3 Sep 2023 - 3:30PMvideocam

Employees work at a wire harness and cable assembly manufacturing company that exports to the US, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. In the near term, Mexico can expect sectors where there is already a substantial footprint – such as computer assembly and motor vehicle parts – to bolster that presence. Photo: Reuters

US-China relations

Opinion | US reshaping of global supply chains is ultimately self-serving

Far from defensive, proposals such as the IPEF supply chain deal are designed to de-Sinacise critical sectors, prevent China’s rise and cut it off from the world.

30 Jun 2023 - 8:15AMvideocam

European Union

Opinion | Unlike the US, the EU’s green industrial policy is not aimed at China

Rather, the EU’s Critical Minerals Act and Net-Zero Industry Act addresses supply security concerns raised by the Ukraine war, and climate change.

23 Mar 2023 - 9:30PM

US-China relations

US bid to shift supply chains away from China ineffective: analysts

Bilateral trade has continued at a high level overall, especially in computers and farm equipment, despite tariffs begun in 2018, report finds

2 Mar 2023 - 5:37AMvideocam

United States

US drug supply chain alternatives to China might be Canada, Latin America

Centre for Strategic and International Studies panellists from Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Colombia discuss speeding pharmaceutical production and trade with US.

15 Jun 2022 - 5:58AMvideocam

As the United seeks alternatives to China as a supplier of pharmaceuticals, think tank panelists from Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Colombia discussed ways to develop that trade on Thursday. Photo: AP

US-China trade war: Opinion

Opinion | Time for Biden to end the senseless, self-defeating US trade war with China

Four years on, the trade war is still costing US consumers and companies, and forcing supply chain workarounds that make trade more complex and vulnerable. Worst of all, it has cost up to 245,000 American jobs and fuelled US inflation. Biden needs to realise there are no winners.

7 May 2022 - 2:36AM