Kaine: ‘Broader USMCA framework’ could drive trade in Latin America

Stronger trade ties with Latin America that build on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement could help drive economic recovery and counter Chinese influence, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said last week, warning that the Biden administration could be missing out on a key window of opportunity to engage in the region. Kaine, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on Western Hemisphere transnational crime, civilian security, democracy, human rights and global women’s issues, addressed the issue of U.S. economic engagement in the Western...