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Mexico’s president said Monday she was optimistic about reaching an agreement with Donald Trump this week to avoid sweeping US tariffs, hinting at possible levies on Chinese goods to secure a deal.
Claudia Sheinbaum said talks with Washington would continue this week in an effort to avoid the 25 percent tariffs that Trump agreed on February 3 to “pause” for a month.
Teams from Mexico’s economy and finance ministries are in Washington and if necessary Sheinbaum said she would speak with Trump again by phone, adding: “Whatever it takes to reach an agreement.”
Asked about a Bloomberg News report that the United States was pushing her government to impose duties on Chinese imports, Sheinbaum said it was important to “prioritize those places where you have trade agreements versus others where you do not have them.”
“We do not have a free trade agreement with China, for example… So that’s part of what is being worked on in this working group,” she added.
Both Trump and Canadian officials have accused Mexico of being a gateway for Chinese products coming into North America.
In an apparent bid to ease those concerns, Sheinbaum recently presented…
