China Investigates US, Mexico Pecan Imports and Mexican Tariffs Amid Trade Tensions

China has launched investigations into Mexico's proposed tariff hikes and trade restrictions, escalating tensions amid the ongoing China-US trade conflict. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce cited concerns that Mexico's plan to increase import tariffs on products from non-free trade agreement partners, including China, would harm Chinese companies' trade and investment interests and undermine Mexico's business environment. Concurrently, China initiated an anti-dumping probe targeting pecan imports from both Mexico and the United States, alleging that these products are being sold at unfairly low prices harming China's domestic industry. China criticized the unilateral tariffs as a form of protectionism and called for opposition to such measures, emphasizing the need to avoid sacrificing third-party interests amid US tariff policies. Mexico, under pressure from the Trump administration to limit Chinese imports, denies that its tariffs result from US coercion. The investigations could lead to consultations or other measures under WTO frameworks, reflecting growing trade frictions involving China, Mexico, and the US.