President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and their host, Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador, are meeting Tuesday on the thorny issues of...
MEXICO CITY – President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and their host, Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador, are meeting Tuesday on the thorny issues of migration, security, climate change and trade, amid a growing shift of production manufacturing from China.
It was a noticeably sharp exchange after the two leaders had smiled and embraced and shaken hands for the cameras.There are recurrent themes of “abandonment” and “disdain” for López Obrador, said Julian Ventura, former Mexican deputy secretary of foreign affairs. “The realities of Latin America’s footprint – very different from Mexico’s North American integration – make our president’s statement fundamentally aspirational,” he said.
In addition, Canada and the U.S. accuse López Obrador of violating a free trade pact by favoring Mexico’s state-owned utility over power plants built by foreign and private investors. Meanwhile, Trudeau and López Obrador are concerned about Biden’s efforts to boost domestic manufacturing, creating concerns that U.S. neighbors could be left behind.
The airport, which is expected to cost $4.1 billion when finished, is more than an hour’s drive north of the city center, has few flights and until recently lacked consistent drinking water. However, it’s one of the keystone projects that López Obrador is racing to finish before his term ends next year.
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