for the engineer Carlos Slim Helú, the future of Mexico “he floats”. This was expressed before the signing of the collaboration agreement between the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

“What I see for all of you – in reference to a group of Grupo Carso scholarship students who attended the event – ​​is a dynamic Mexico, with sustained growth, with many opportunities for creation. jobs and economic activities. It has already started to happen, and it has started to happen because the United States, which for 20 years, a little more, has depended on China, because it brings about an economic confrontation.

And I add, “This production that was imported from there, now they will have to produce it here. Next [es] what’s to come in the next few years. The trade agreement –T-MEC– is important, but the need for the United States and Canada to be able to produce internally, or with us, because the possibility of having the costs with China is not more than ‘with Mexico, and better. On the other hand, public finances are sound and will be at the end of this government. It is important”.

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Mexico, in the spotlight, Wendy Sherman

On the other hand, Wendy Sherman, Under Secretary of State for the American Union, who is in Mexico in preparation for the summit of North American leaders next month, commented on what was expressed by M Carlos Slim: “I’ll let Carlos Slim make his own predictions. What I will say is that he is a very successful businessman, he probably understands business in a way that I don’t. Mexico and the United States have a lot in common and both countries seek to ensure a resilient supply chain for their nation.

And for this reason, he considers that “there must be [esos suministros] in countries that are our partners and allies, so that we have confidence in this supply chain,” the official acknowledged.

“We have a complicated relationship between the United States and China. This is a situation where we invest in our own economy and in North America because we believe it is important that we are more self-sufficient and more resilient. We align with our partners and allies, and we are in competition. This is how the world works. We compete with each other.”

For Wendy Sherman, China has not been “equal, and in a rules-based international order, we have said publicly that China does not always do that”. Ultimately, recognized that Mexico and the United States have much in common. “We have done a lot in the last 200 years. I won’t be there anymore, but I think we’ll be doing a lot more in the next 200.