The Trump administration told Mexican officials that they should put their own duties on Chinese imports as part of their efforts to avoid tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was among US officials who conveyed that message at a meeting Thursday in Washington with Mexican delegation, including Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard, according to the people, who asked not to be identified describing private discussions. US Trade Representative nominee Jamieson Greer and White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett also attended the meeting.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has ramped up efforts to crack down on cheap imports from China, a move to support domestic industries as well as appease a Trump administration that’s threatening 25% tariffs on its North American trade partners.
Mexico didn’t make any commitment on China during the meeting, the people said, which ended with an agreement to establish a working group from both countries to continue exploring trade and tariff issues.
Ebrard said in a post on X that the Washington meeting was the start of “a constructive dialogue, and joint work will begin on Monday.”
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Trumps really gonna plunge the entire world into another depression in the 30s
Winning so hard
Lol why would they? They already know the US goes back on its word
Trump doesn’t even have to tell them. They are already doing it.
The things about China’s cheap products is they will destroy your manufacturing industries. It’s good if you have US flexible economy, but third world country? China will destroy it
Be a manufacturing industries and export your product to US. This is the winning strategy