출처: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/03/us/trump-tariffs
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Mexico Reaches Deal With U.S. to Delay Trump Tariffs
The afternoon call with Mr. Trudeau — as well as talks Mr. Trump expects in the next 24 hours with the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, whose country is also a target for Mr. Trump’s tariffs — will be colored by a deal the United States reached allowing Mexico a temporary reprieve from the tariffs. President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico struck the deal for a one-month delay of Mr. Trump’s tariffs, which involves a series of agreements on border security, including a promise by Mexico to send 10,000 more troops to the border.
The agreement came two days after Mr. Trump signed executive orders calling for tariffs of 25 percent against Canada and 10 percent against China, which set off fears of a far-reaching trade war that have roiled markets around the world. The president said he would impose the tariffs until the countries alleviated the flow of migrants and drugs, particularly fentanyl, to the United States.
While Mr. Trump included a partial carve out for Canadian energy and oil exports, he acknowledged over the weekend that his tariffs, which cover countries that account for more than a third of the products brought into the country, could cause “some pain” for consumers.
Mr. Trump also spoke earlier Monday with Mr. Trudeau, whose country has already announced retaliatory levies of 25 percent on U.S. goods. China, for its part, has vowed to file a case against the United States at the World Trade Organization and take “corresponding countermeasures” in response to tariffs that could raise the cost of online goods.
In calling for the tariffs, Mr. Trump highlighted the need to stop the flow of fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid, into the United States. The president raised the “drug war” with Mr. Trudeau in their call on Monday morning, but far less of the drug comes into the country from Canada. Last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted about 19 kilograms of fentanyl at the northern border, compared with almost 9,600 kilograms at the border with Mexico, where cartel mass-produce the drug.
The U.S. auto industry dodged a supply chain catastrophe after Mr. Trump delayed tariffs on products from Mexico for at least a month. But automakers still face severe disruptions, and car buyers may see major price increases, if he doesn’t grant similar relief to Canada.
Mr. Trump signaled on Sunday that Europe could be his next target, telling the BBC that tariffs “will definitely happen with the European Union” and could come “pretty soon.” European leaders responded on Monday that a trade war with the United States would destabilize economies on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
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