And while the most recent threat may sound like a bilateral affair between Mexico and the United States, it comes just days after Canada, Mexico and the United States declared their loyalty to free trade within the North American market. Both Canada and Mexico say they’ll look past the threats, and soldier on with the process to ratify the new NAFTA. And Mexico is expected to continue its ongoing discussions with the United States about how to better control illegal migrants. China’s imports from the United States have plunged. In that light, the duplicity of the White House’s latest moves in Canada and Mexico are far more harmful than anything Trump tweeted at Trudeau last year.

Source: thestar May 31, 2019 19:41 UTC