At a recent event in San Luis Potosí, Mexican Finance Minister Rogelio Ramírez de la O set out his vision for greater industrial production in Mexico and North America, in order to reduce dependence on China.

During a recent webinar, trade lawyers from the U.S. and Mexico discussed several issues related to Chinese investment in Mexico and broader geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China, with the recent Mexican election and upcoming U.S. election as background.

A recent CSIS podcast with Kenneth Smith Ramos, Chief Trade Negotiator for Mexico from 2017 to 2018 and one of the architects of USMCA, raised issues related to Chinese production in Mexico intended to avoid U.S. tariffs, as well as more general concerns with Chinese investment in Mexico.

Last week, President Biden pushed for the tripling of existing Section 301 tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, and the White House made clear that part of the plan is to work with Mexico on reducing Chinese products being shipped through Mexico to the United States. Mexico has in recent

A think tank event on the USMCA yesterday discussed issues related to U.S. attempts to coordinate investment screening with Mexico.

Last August, Mexico imposed a range of higher tariffs on imports from countries with whom Mexico does not have a free trade agreement (FTA), and China was the country most affected. While no public explanations have been offered by the Mexican government for the move as it relates to China,

The Mexican government announced last month that it will raise tariff rates for a number of products. This tariff increase is applicable to all nations that do not have a trade agreement with Mexico, and China falls into this category. As a result, this move will have an impact on