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  "id": 5320458,
  "title": "Mexican foreign minister to meet Wang Yi in China as US demands trade ties rollback",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/mexican-foreign-minister-to-meet-wang-yi-in-china-as-us-demands-trade",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T12:01:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3366265/mexican-foreign-minister-meet-wang-yi-china-us-demands-trade-ties-rollback"
  },
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  "account": "Mexico's Foreign Affairs Secretary Roberto Velasco is set to embark on a two-day official visit to China beginning Sunday, following increasing pressure from the United States to roll back trade ties with China. The visit, at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, aims to deepen mutual political trust and cooperation between the two nations, according to China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun. Velasco, who assumed office in April, will first meet with Wang in Beijing, followed by an inauguration ceremony for Mexico's new consulate in Chongqing. The US is urging Mexico to implement trade barriers similar to those imposed on Chinese steel and aluminium, as it reviews the 2020 US-Mexico-Canada Agreement. China has been expanding its industrial presence in Mexico, with Chinese companies such as BYD heavily investing in the country. However, the US has warned that Chinese firms may be using Mexico as a transshipment hub to avoid US tariffs. Mexico has reportedly considered new anti-dumping measures and higher import tariffs on certain Chinese goods to align more closely with the US and protect its trade pact with the United States, known as the USMCA.",
  "summary": "Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Secretary Roberto Velasco arrives in China on Sunday for his first official visit as his country navigates increasing US pressure to roll back Chinese trade ties. The two-day visit will take place at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said in Beijing on Thursday. He said China expected the visit to be an opportunity to deepen…",
  "key_points": [
    "Mexican Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco visits China for two days",
    "Meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing",
    "US urges Mexico to rollback trade ties with China"
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        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Mexican foreign minister to meet Wang Yi in China as US demands trade ties rollback",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/mexican-foreign-minister-to-meet-wang-yi-in-china-as-us-demands-trade-5326087",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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