国际英语资讯:Mexico should look to Central, South America for trade, says ECLAC
<p><span word="MEXICO">MEXICO</span> <span word="CITY">CITY</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 12-- <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="diversify">diversify</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partner">partner</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caribbean">Caribbean</span> (<span word="ECLAC">ECLAC</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Taking">Taking</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="ECLAC">ECLAC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>, <span word="Alicia">Alicia</span> <span word="Barcena">Barcena</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="renegotiation">renegotiation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span>), <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="detriment">detriment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Barcena">Barcena</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>, <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="where">where</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="solely">solely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> ... <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> ... <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Barcena">Barcena</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Autonomous">Autonomous</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> (<span word="UNAM">UNAM</span>).</p><p><span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="revising">revising</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Barcena">Barcena</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="investments">investments</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p><p><span word="Beyond">Beyond</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>, <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="importing">importing</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>.</p>
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