USA/Mexico/Canada-Trade Agreement
USA/Mexico/Canada-Trade Agreement
Dateline : July 1, 2026/File
Location : Canada;Mexico;United States
Duration : 1'32
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
1. White House
2. Various of building, door of U.S. Department of Commerce
FILE: Los Angeles, USA - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of crane moving container at port
4. Containers at port
Mexico - July 18, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
5. National flag of Mexico
FILE: Mexico City, Mexico - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Angel of Independence Monument in distance; traffic
FILE: Mexico City, Mexico - June 6, 2018 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of traffic; buildings
FILE: Tijuana, Mexico - April 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of port scene; truck carrying container
Mexico - July 1, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Pola Grijalva, president, China Chamber of Commerce and Technology Mexico (partially overlaid with shots 10-11):
"Mexico has many elements with which it can negotiate an advantageous trade agreement, where there are not only equitable conditions, but also more certainty."
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10. National flags of Mexico, United States
11. Various of trucks, road signs
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FILE: Ottawa, Canada - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of Parliament Hill, pedestrians, traffic
13. National flag of Canada
FILE: Vancouver, Canada - 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Various of port scene, containers
FILE: Windsor, Canada - June 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
15. Aerial shot of cityscape
The United States did not agree to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in its current form after a virtual meeting of the three parties on Wednesday, the deadline for the North American trade partners to determine whether the agreement would be extended for another 16 years.
The United States will continue to engage with Mexico and Canada to address the agreement's shortcomings and its trade deficits with these countries, said U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in a statement released after the meeting.
The agreement remains in force pending resolution of these issues or until the agreement's termination, Greer said, adding the United States will meet with Mexico the week of July 20 for a third round of bilateral negotiations related to the USMCA joint review.
The USMCA was negotiated and came into effect in July 2020, during U.S. President Donald Trump's first term, to replace the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, which Trump frequently criticized as a raw deal for the United States.
But Trump's tariff policy has changed the nature of the trading relationship among the three countries ahead of Wednesday's deadline for the USMCA, local media reported, quoting a senior administration official.
Mexico's lead trade negotiator Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said he believes the United States has still not given up entirely on a North American trade agreement.
Pola Grijalva, president of the China Chamber of Commerce and Technology Mexico said in an interview with the China Global Television Network that Mexico's overriding objective now is preserving stable access to the American market.
"Mexico has many elements with which it can negotiate an advantageous trade agreement, where there are not only equitable conditions, but also more certainty," said Grijalva.
The United States and Mexico have already begun a series of bilateral negotiations scheduled to continue past the deadline. Meanwhile, U.S.-Canadian talks have not started.
ID : 8487458
Published : 2026-07-02 15:49
Last Modified : 2026-07-02 18:03:51
Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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