Decoupling and trilateral trade among China, Mexico, and the United States

Abstract

Although Mexico has occupied a less prominent position for the Asian country, the products sent by China to the Aztec market represent the essential elements for the development of its value and supply chains, especially to improve the level of competitiveness in international markets.

The basic hypothesis of this analysis is that the efforts made by the United States aimed at the potential decoupling between the two economic superpowers could contribute to the strengthening of Mexican exports to the US import market, positioning itself not only as the first trading partner for its partner in the TMEC, but also as the dominant supplier in the same market; For their part, the commercial links between Mexico and China could become increasingly complex that it is difficult to predict their performance, especially in the medium and long range.