In contrast to Canada, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has been much less public with her appeals to Trump on the tariffs, and much quieter about the possible retaliation. Mexico still has yet to lay out how it will retaliate to the initial round of tariffs Trump imposed over concerns about fentanyl entering the country, or the new round of tariffs on steel and aluminum — which are expected to have a significant impact on the Mexican economy.

China’s response to several rounds of Trump tariffs has also been notably restrained. The Chinese government has begun to retaliate against Trump’s flat 10 percent tariffs on its exports to the U.S. — on the grounds China is a major source of the fentanyl entering the U.S. But China’s reaction wasn’t immediate, granting about a one week window both times for Trump to come to the negotiating table. And the country has not retaliated against Trump’s latest steel and aluminum tariffs.

Most countries hit by Trump’s aluminum and steel tariffs chose to follow Mexico and China’s path. Australia, Japan, the U.K. and Brazil all held off from retaliating and have said they are seeking either an exemption from the tariffs, or a negotiation with the White House.

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