00:00China is protesting a proposed new tariff policy from Mexico that includes 50 percent
00:06duties on Chinese and other Asian cars.
00:23Beijing says it hopes Mexico will keep working with China on trade development instead.
00:29Mexico's President Claudia Scheinbaum says Mexico is talking with Asian trade partners
00:33and hopes to avoid friction with other countries.
00:36She says the tariffs are meant to build up Mexico's production capacity as part of an industrial strategy.
00:44We do not want any conflict with any country, so we are talking with them,
00:49with the Chinese ambassador in Mexico, whom I recently had the opportunity, by the way, to receive his credentials.
00:54With South Korea, we are explaining that this is a measure related to strengthening our economy and the Mexico plan.
01:01The measures still need congressional approval, but are likely to pass due to the ruling party's sizable majority.
01:08Let's go.
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