In US-China Trade War, Latin America Takes Sides With Beijing

In the tit-for-tat trade war between the US and China, Latin America is siding with Beijing.

Calls for closer economic ties with China are growing louder in the region, particularly in Mexico, the US’s No. 1 trade partner, according to LatAm Pulse, a monthly survey conducted by AtlasIntel for Bloomberg News and published on Friday.

Nearly two-thirds of Mexicans surveyed in May said their country should do more business with the Asian giant, far more than those calling for tighter economic relations with the US, as Donald Trump rattles the global economy with on-and-off tariffs.

Just over half of ...