Mexico a ‘Backdoor’ for Chinese Goods, Ontario Premier Says, Urging Canada-US Bilateral Deal

Chinese EV maker BYD launches its new truck, the BYD Shark, on the Mexican market in an event in Mexico City on May 14, 2024. Henry Romero/Reuters

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government should prioritize bilateral trade with the United States and abandon the three-country deal with Mexico if it refuses to impose tariffs on Chinese goods.

Ford alleged on Nov. 12 that cheap Chinese products are being rebranded as Mexican-made and resold to Canada and the United States, bypassing efforts by both countries to restrict Chinese imports.