Mexico has announced 50 percent trade tariffs against China. This measure is neither cosmetic nor merely commercial. Rather, it marks an unprecedented shift and grants a commercial and political victory to President Trump’s America First policy.

The U.S. is not losing allies — it is renewing, regaining and reinforcing its political and economic alliances in the world, starting at home, the Western Hemisphere.

The 50 percent tariff on extracontinental superpowers like China is a bold move by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. It seeks to close ranks in alliance with the U.S. against a common threat: the unfair and unbalanced trade policies of China.

Last year alone, China exported $129.7 billion to Mexico, while the latter exported only $9.9 billion back. China is flooding the Mexican and U.S. markets with millions of subsidized, low-quality products, causing the closing of companies that pay taxes and play by the rules.

Mexico, like the U.S., seeks to accelerate local industries and job creation. These $129 billion that are going to China could be redirected to promote Mexican businesses, create jobs, and increase production. Billions of dollars that currently go to China could be used to buy products made in America, creating more jobs and strengthening the industry. Mexico wins, and the U.S. wins.

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