The Mexico-China Relationship amid North America’s New Trade Dynamics
September 2026
The Mexico-China Relationship Amid North America’s New Trade Dynamics
China’s presence in Mexico has become one of the main areas of concern for the United States, amid the review of the USMCA and efforts to deepen North American economic integration. Washington’s concerns have focused, among other issues, on China’s role in regional supply chains and the risk that Chinese-origin companies or goods could take advantage of the preferential access provided under the agreement.
In response to these pressures, the Mexican government has adopted measures to strengthen oversight of certain trade and investment flows, while seeking to maintain an economic relationship with China that has deepened over the past several decades.
Against this backdrop, to what extent are these measures reshaping the trajectory of Mexico-China economic relations?