President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sought to defuse incipient tensions with China by insisting that Mexico does not want to get involved in any kind of war, “not even a trade one”. He was speaking after Mexico slapped a 3%-12% tariff on imports of steel balls from China, and a 31% provisional compensatory tariff on steel nails earlier this month after the conclusion of anti-dumping investigations. The comments were well-received by China whose foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said the two countries were “good friends and good partners”.End of preview - This article contains approximately 297 words.
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