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Globalisation - How Mexico is Becoming the New China

Graham Watson

4th May 2023

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This Wendover Productions clip looks at how the US-China trade war started to change US trade patterns, and how the coronavirus and its effect upon global supply chains, and lately the Ukraine war have all contributed to the US substituting in favour of Mexican goods and away from Chinese goods.

As a result, Mexican manufacturing has benefitted, and China is no longer as appealing not least because China is no longer the low cost manufacturer that it once was. And who is best placed to step into the breach. Mexico?

Globalisation - How Mexico is Becoming the New China
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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to tutor2u, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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