Canada and Mexico should not be export hubs for China, says USTR

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Canada and Mexico should not ​be used as export ‌hubs for China, Vietnam, Indonesia and ‌other countries, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Thursday, saying that this was already ⁠happening in ‌some cases in Mexico.

Greer told a conference in ‍Washington that there were problems with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement that ​he had helped negotiate ‌during President Donald Trump’s first term, but some measures – including tariffs on foreign autos – were helping to correct issues.

Asked ⁠if the agreement ​would continue, Greer ​said it was the law of the land, a ‍law ⁠passed by Congress, and that Canada and Mexico were ⁠the United States’ largest export destinations.

(Reporting ‌by Andrea Shalal; Editing ‌by Leslie Adler)