Chinese EV issue part of U.S. trade talks, Mexico foreign secretary says
Mexico's foreign secretary confirmed that the influx of Chinese electric vehicles into the North American market is a central topic in ongoing USMCA trade negotiations. The U.S. has expressed concerns about Canada and Mexico potentially serving as entry points for Chinese vehicles, leading to threats of new tariffs.
Why it matters
This highlights the tension between integrated North American trade agreements and national security concerns regarding Chinese industrial competition.
The issue of Chinese EVs being allowed into the North American market are part of the trade discussions with the United States, Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs Roberto Velasco Alvarez told reporters in Ottawa Friday.
Alvaraez was in Ottawa Friday for a bilateral meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand.
“Of course, this is part of the USMCA talks, and we continue to look for ways as well to lower the tariffs that the United States has implemented (on Mexico),” he said, when asked if the Chinese electric vehicles being sold in Mexico were an impediment to the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA) being extended.
The trade deal, known as USMCA in the U.S. and T-MEC (Tratado entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá) in Mexico, dictates virtually all free trade on the continent.
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