Mexico’s dual role in global trade — both a nearshoring powerhouse and a potential loophole for tariff evasion — highlights its opportunities and challenges in the U.S.-China trade war.

China has called on the US to cancel its sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods entering the country as a sign that US President Donald Trump is serious about resolving the trade war between the two countries. A Chinese official said there had been no trade talks with the US, despite suggestions otherwise from the Trump administration.