During President-elect Donald Trump’s first term, America launched an all-out trade war with China to boost US manufacturing, secure US national security interests and resolve what Trump believed was an extremely out-of-balance trade relationship.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum signaled potential countermeasures after Donald Trump vowed to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican imports. She criticized the U.S. focus on border issues, pointing to shared responsibilities for drug and migration challenges. Sheinbaum stressed Mexico’s willingness to negotiate but emphasized equality in diplomacy.

The president-elect said that he would impose the across-the-board tariffs on Day 1 and that they would stay in place until Canada, Mexico and China halted the flow of drugs and migrants.