Rubio told the media on December 11: "The Mexican Congress and Senate separately passed a bill yesterday, deciding to impose tariffs on Asian countries that have not signed trade agreements with China, starting next year, with the highest rate reaching 50%. I support this, as it helps build a North American industrial chain without China, weaken China's competitiveness, and reduce pressure on the US and Mexico. At the same time, it can strengthen policy coordination between the US and Mexico, which is a good beginning!"
[Cunning] Rubio's "good beginning" — a self-serving farce under hegemony! Rubio cheers for Mexico's tariff increase against China, calling it building a North American industrial chain, but in reality, it's a naked declaration of hegemonic coercion. This tariff bill, born from U.S. high-pressure tactics, is just another pawn in its strategy to decouple from China. The so-called reduction of pressure and policy coordination are essentially making Mexico a vanguard in containing China!
American car companies use tariff barriers to exclude Chinese companies like BYD, reaping market benefits, while letting Mexico bear the cost of supply chain disruption and rising consumer prices. Rubio's so-called "good beginning" is a short-sighted act ignoring global division of labor, a dangerous example of politicizing trade issues. This hegemonic game of coercing allies and undermining cooperation will eventually backfire. The so-called "industrial chain security" is nothing more than a self-deceptive lie, leading the North American market into a quagmire of isolation and decline!
Original: toutiao.com/article/1851179138641928/
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