Mexico rejects U.S. trade deal proposals on steel, aluminum
2019-12-10 09:17:15 source：CGTN
December 9, 2019
Mexico's Foreign Minister said Sunday the country would not accept a U.S. proposal for steel and aluminum production under the new trade deal, saying it would leave Mexico at a disadvantage.
During a meeting with senators to discuss details of negotiations for the United States-Mexico-Canada treaty (USMCA), Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said the U.S. proposed that 70 percent of steel for automobile production come from the North American region.
The proposal would put Mexico "at a very great disadvantage," said Ebrard, because cars produced in Mexico also use components made in Brazil, Japan and Germany.
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