Last year, for the first time in more than two decades, Mexico surpassed China as the leading source of goods imported by the United States. The reasons are manifold: the pandemic, US trade tariffs, and improved manufacturing capabilities in Mexico. Host Carolyn Beeler explores it all with Caroline Freund, dean of the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego.
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