U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on the United States are problematic for trade negotiations, as the review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) approaches in the coming weeks.
Greer told Fox Business on June 9 that there are “a lot of flaws” in CUSMA that have led to a deficit with both Canada and Mexico over the years, and that the United States is focused on fixing those issues.
The United States is engaging Canada and Mexico separately on a bilateral basis, he said, adding that a team is conducting formal trade negotiations with Mexico.
The two sides are discussing ways to “improve the rules” to ensure goods moving between the United States and Mexico are made in either country and to prevent Mexico from serving as a “third-country hub” for countries such as China seeking tariff-free access to North America through CUSMA, he added….