Tai: Resilience, economic coercion top USTR concerns about China’s activities in Mexico

Chinese investments in Mexican auto facilities are emblematic of broader U.S. concerns over Beijing's economic coercion and threats to supply chain resilience, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in Brazil on Wednesday. During an October 23 discussion at the Bloomberg New Economy forum in São Paulo, Tai said her agency has several concerns about Chinese investment in Mexican auto plants. Tai is in Brazil for the G20 trade ministerial. USTR, she said, has observed some “potentially concerning developments in terms...