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Mexico City
Head of State
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Head of Government
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
last updated:
25 September, 2024
Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
US-China relations

What fate awaits undocumented Chinese migrants in the US under Trump?

President-elect’s plan unlikely to affect recent wave of border crossers who entered during the Biden administration, at least initially.

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United States

Outside In | Does Trump’s tariff-happy team realise China is playing weiqi, not chess?

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Canada

Facing Trump tariff threat, Canada announces new border funding

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Chinese overseas

Reporter’s note: How a mall in Mexico became a flashpoint in US-China rivalry

The fierce economic competition between the US and China has had many casualties - even a shopping centre in the heart of Mexico City.

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Mexican authorities raid the Plaza Izazaga 89 shopping centre on November 28. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Trump says he will use military for deportations to fullest extent of law

He also plans to pull resources from across federal government for the deportation effort and declare a national emergency.

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Donald Trump

Editorial | Trump a good reason for China, Japan thaw

Crisis of trust between two countries with fragile economies has to be overcome for both their sakes.

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Donald Trump

Trump aides contact Google, Meta, Snap over online drug sales: reports

Trump has vowed to get Mexico to do more to stop flow of fentanyl to US and threatened to impose tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada.

US president-elect Donald Trump. Photo: The Philadelphia Inquirer / TNS
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Can Hong Kong reclaim its role as Asia’s gateway to the Americas?

As China expands trade and investment in Latin America, a proactive Hong Kong should seize the opportunity to connect all parties involved.

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Donald Trump

Mexico seeks deal with Trump to avoid deported migrants from other countries

Mexico’s president wants the US to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries as mass crackdown looms.

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Donald Trump

Trump says Canada could be 51st US state. A Canadian minister says he was joking

The US president-elect made the remarks in jest during a dinner with PM Justin Trudeau, says Dominic LeBlanc, who was at the event.

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US president-elect Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself standing on mountain with a Canadian flag next to him on Tuesday. Image: Truth Social/realDonaldTrump
US-China relations

Opinion | Why no country is safe from Trump’s pro-tariff agenda

Trump’s challenge to global trading norms fits with his agenda of undermining consensus and punishing US trading partners individually.

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Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud aims high in Southeast Asia with new AI partners

China’s leading cloud services provider is prioritising investments in its operations across Indonesia, Thailand and other markets.

Donald Trump

Canada ambassador says Trump-Trudeau dinner key to getting tariffs removed

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with US President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday after Trump’s tariff threat.

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Donald Trump

Trump says Canada PM Trudeau pledged action on border after tariff threat

The two leaders spoke during a ‘productive’ three-hour dinner that also covered topics like China, Ukraine, fentanyl and the Middle East.

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US President Donald Trump (left) speaks with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Watford, northeast of London, UK, in December 2019. Photo: AFP
Canada

Canada’s Trudeau dines with Trump in Florida amid tariff threats

The unannounced visit comes days after the US president-elect threatened Ottawa with import tariffs once he takes office.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (right) with Donald Trump in Washington in 2019. Photo: AFP
Americas and the Caribbean

Mexico raids stores selling counterfeit Chinese goods, vows national crackdown

The operation comes soon after Trump’s tariff threat, and amid concerns that Chinese goods are flowing through Mexico to flood the US market.

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China trade

Mexico scrambles to reassure Chinese investors amid Trump tariff threats

Many in China are worried that Mexico will cave to US pressure to clamp down on Chinese-funded factories.

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Donald Trump

Asia likely to snap up cheaper Canadian, Mexican oil if Trump slaps tariffs

Producers could be forced to cut prices and divert supply to Asia, where refiners are equipped to process heavy high-sulphur crude.

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Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from well heads in Alberta, Canada. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

Trump says Mexico’s president agreed to ‘stop’ US-bound migration after his tariff threat

Donald Trump and Claudia Sheinbaum give slightly different accounts of their ‘wonderful conversation’ about migration amid US tariff plans.

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Donald Trump

Canada considering retaliatory tariffs on US items following Trump threat

Canada mulls retaliatory tariffs on US goods as Trump threatens sweeping levies on Canadian products.

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Donald Trump

Mexico’s Sheinbaum hints she could retaliate against Trump tariffs

Meanwhile, Canada’s Trudeau says he had a ‘good’ conversation with the US president-elect after the latter’s surprise tariff threat.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gestures during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

China urges US to cherish cooperation on fentanyl as Trump vows added 10% tariff

Beijing’s foreign ministry says fentanyl is US’ own problem and China provided support ‘out of a humanitarian spirit’.

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US president-elect Donald Trump says his administration will charge China “an additional 10 per cent tariff, above any additional tariffs, on all of their many products coming into the United States” until it effectively stops fentanyl shipments to the US. Photo” AFP
China trade

Trump tariff ‘surprise’ slams China’s exporters, casts doubt on de-escalation

Signs may be pointing to ‘a much more combative dynamic in US-China tensions moving forward’ – one in which a trade or tariff war hurts both sides.

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China trade

Trump’s tariff plans turn Chinese investment in Mexico into a waiting game

US president-elect on Monday said his new administration would immediately impose a 25 per cent tariff on imports from Mexico.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks waver as investors assess Trump’s new China tariffs

Trump said he would impose an additional 10 per cent tariff on goods from China.

A worker in Hong Kong. Photo: EPA-EFE
Americas and the Caribbean

Mexico ditches Chinese products amid fears of exclusion from US-Canada trade pact

Mexican officials fear their country could be left out of the USMCA over alleged trade in Chinese steel and automotive products.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

Opinion | To respond to a Trump trade war 2.0, China has a few tools at its disposal

With the US poised to escalate the trade war, China must focus on boosting self-sufficiency and diversifying its options beyond the West.

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Donald Trump

Trump confirms he will use US military for mass deportation plan

Donald Trump has promised to conduct the largest deportation operation in American history, which could upend the lives of 11 million people.

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