Relations between China and the countries of North America (Mexico, the United States and Canada) is not a zero-sum game, and there is no reason to think that the growth of the Asian country could represent a harm to the North American region, he said. Ma Zhen, spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Mexican territory.
Last Thursday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador warned his counterparts from the United States, Joe Biden, and from Canada, Justin Trudeau, about the commercial threat that China may pose to the region. For this reason, he raised the need to make the block stronger.
“There is no reason to think that China’s growth represents harm to the region. In reality, China and North America are linked in the international production chain. We are more partners than competitors, we have a lot of economic complementarity, just look at the trade between China and Mexico, which has experienced a significant increase in recent years, both in exports and imports, “he said.
The diplomat explained that at least as regards the products and inputs that Mexico imports from China, they strengthen the country’s maquiladora industry and many of these become Mexican exports to other countries.
“Chinese products lower the cost of production in the North American region and increase profits for companies and workers. There is no doubt that China is an opportunity for North America, ”Zhen said.
China, he added, never intentionally seeks to occupy a large share of the market and marginalize other countries.
The embassy spokesman defended that his country is an anchor to guarantee the integrity and vigor of the global production and supply chain, which is why it is more valuable to cooperate with China than to compete, which can help inject greater dynamism into the world economy and regional, stimulating recovery.
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