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........

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