At the press conference on Monday night, he called Trump as “Donald,” the Tariffs “very stupid things”, accused the US president to knock the Canadian economy and imposed immediate ratorial tariffs.
In contrast, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was silent on Monday night. She answered a press conference on Tuesday morning, promising to defend the Mexican interests and the announcement of the tariffs on American imports. But unlike Canada, the Mexico tariff subtitle-for Tat-Tat enters into force will take effect on Sunday only, giving him time to contract with the USA.
Sheinbaum is expected to talk to Trump on Thursday to try to kill compromises even as a public loot of the US presidents with Trudeau intensify.
So why is Mexic’s president approaching Trump Tariffs so much different from the ways in which Canada and Trudeau? How does Mexico react to Sheinbaum’s strategy? How did we get here? And what about it?
What are the Trump Tariffs and how is his justification?
Even before the office swore in January, Trump announced that he would impose a 25 percent tariff on all goods from Canada and Mexico, stating the safety of boundaries in the United States, especially the flow of Fentanil in the USA.
The second largest trader in the world is now the world after China, and Trump tariffs are global markets.
These tariffs initially entered into force on 4. February, but negotiations between Trump and Canada and Mexico leaders resulted in the US delayed by their imposition per month.
In these negotiations, Trudeau and Sheinbaum agreed to strengthen border safety to prevent drug trafficking and entering migrants in the United States.
Trudeau appointed “Fentanil Czar” to solve that problem. Sheinbaum distributed 10,000 additional soldiers on the American-Mexican border to help combat irregular immigration. Within Mexico, its law enforcement agencies have broken fentanile gangs, trial laboratories and made arrests. Last week, Mexico sent 29 leaders of the drug cartel for the Prosecution.
However, on Tuesday, Trump executed 25 percent of tariffs, which affects a wide range of goods. In China, additional tariffs are also imposed.
American first three trading partners – Mexico, Canada and China – make up more than 35 percent of the goods that the largest world economy is imported or exported.
How did Canada replied?
Canada responded quickly and convincingly to American tariffs with their own protection measures from retaliation that first announced 1. February.
Starting the Tuesday, Canada imposed 25 percent of US goods in the amount of $ 21 billion with the threat of tariffs on another estimated $ 87 billion later if the dispute lasts slow.
Trudeau warned that Canada “will not descend from the quarrel” and the tariff remain in place until the USA retains.
Products involving, meat, cereals, certain alcohol, clothing, footwear, motorcycles and cosmetics are just some of the American goods that will be subject to immediate tariffs, the Canadian Finance Department.
Some Canadian provinces have taken their steps, for example, for example, for example the removal of all American alcoholic beverages.
Trudeau, in the comments on Tuesday, seemed to have supported Canadians who choose boycott American goods and the Boo American national anthem on sports events.
Trudeau had a call with Trump on Wednesday, but while the US president said that he finished “a little” friendly “”, after that, he was accused in the USA – although experts mentioned only a minuscular amount of opioids in the United States over the northern border.
How did Mexico answer?
While Trump and Trudeau exchanged heated personal notes in recent weeks, sheinbaum took the measured approach.
In his comments on Tuesday, sheinbaum expressed an intention to implement “tariff and uncertain measures” for the protection of Mexican interest, but refrained from direct action, suggesting that he intends to exhaust all diplomatic channels first.
“What I can tell you is that this is a very final time for Mexico. … There will be no submission. Mexico is a great country, and Mexicans are brave and resistant,” she said.
If the tariffs continue, Mexico “will appear in Canada and other nations,” sheinbaum said. She added that Mexico can look for other trade partners besides the US and could change trade federations as needed. ”
What is behind sheinbaum’s relative approach?
On the briefing with reporters in early February, sheinbaum offered insight into his opinion, saying that the middle threats of Trump, Mexico was supposed to keep “cold head.”
This careful strategy reflects Mexico’s large reliance on the USA as the market: more than 75 percent of Mexican exports go to their northern neighbor, so that any dramatic disorder could violate the country’s economy. Last year, now in Mexico introduced $ 505.8 billion into goods from Mexico and exported 334 billion dollars, resulting in a trade deficit of 171.8 billion dollars.
To make sure, Canada is also needed now for its export: more than 70 percent of Canadian exports go to the United States.
But the context of Trump tariffs in Mexico and Canada is quite different, wine nadjibulla, vice president of research and strategies on the Asian Pacific Basis of Canada, Al Jazeera said.
While Trump in the past is a sharpened idea of the bombing of the Mexican cartel, many of whom is his administration to mark as “terrorist” organizations, he is much more direct in seeking the territory of Canada.
Trump often said that his northern neighbor should become 51. The US State and headed in Trudea, including after their call on Wednesday, as the governor, not the prime minister.
“In the case of Canada, Trudeau noted that the Trump’s actions are focused on the mutilation of the Canadian economy to introduce the way to the possession of the possession, which transcends the merchandise, referring to the Trump repeated threats for Canada’s absorption.
“It’s an existential struggle for the sovereignty of Canada, so there is a strong incentive to return immediately and strong,” she said.
Commenting on new tariffs, Trudeau on Tuesday, said Trump planned to challenge “the total collapse of the Canadian economy because it will make it easier for us.”
“Here the retaliation is not just about Tit-for-Tat tariffs. It is a defense of the country’s independence,” Nadjibulla said.
Meanwhile, Trump said he respected Sheinbaum, something that Mexican president mentioned while he says that she too respects the American president too.
Sheinbaum also has something that Trudeau doesn’t: time.
Canada is quickly approaching the national election, and the Liberal Party of Trudeau game to play compensation. After crossing the opposition conservative side of the soul digit for more than a year, the ruling party of the country began quickly close the gap As Trudeau pushes against Trump’s moves, and the steps of the American President Stokira Val Patriotism among Canadians.
Sheinbaum, on the other hand, took office only in October and did wildly popular. In two surveys in February, her approval assessment was 80 percent and 85 percent.
Was sheinbaum access to work?
It’s too early to say.
But on Wednesday, the trump card is exempt from the manufacturers of a car from 25 percent tariffs in a month. Although the sectoral supply chains is spread throughout North America, Mexico is the largest beneficiary beneficiary user. Cars, trucks, other vehicles and auto parts make up 27 percent of the United States. For Canada, this figure is 13 percent.
And sheinbaum enjoys more than popular support in Mexico. It seems to appear in the trump card and his tariffs have the confidence of Mexican investors.
The IPC, the country’s main index, is 6 percent from the beginning of the year. In contrast, S & P / TSX, Benchmark Canadian Stock Exchange Index, is almost where it was at the beginning of the year.
What’s next?
If the tariffs and retaliations that have taken into US neighbors remain in place, companies export goods and services, as well as consumers will pay higher prices. The potential recession in some or all three countries of North America is the possibility.
As the tension is sent, there are signs that the US administration can consider modifying its position. US reports suggest that Trump is open to lower 25 percent tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico.
But if Trump decides to de-escalate, the nadjibulla said, “Pre-trust damage is already significant.”
“We saw that they were threatening to new tariffs in April and continue to transfer the goals. This level of unpredictability erodes the trust between allies and trade partners,” she said.
Tariffs could also affect the negotiations on the renovation of the United States-Mexico-Canadian (USMCA), and Trump Team studied in 2020. years and replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994. years, but the tariffs could see the negotiations before.
“How do you negotiate a stable agreement when one side consistently changes rules or impose a new tariff without warning?” Nadjibulla asked.
“Even if some tariffs are raised or alleviated, the greater question is that Canada and others see now as a less reliable trading partner,” she added.
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