Overview
- Mexican Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a visit on Monday and inaugurated a new Mexican consulate in Chongqing as part of a high-level trip to Beijing.
- Both governments agreed to continue a bilateral Mechanism of Political Consultations and to advance concrete cooperation programs in health, education, science and innovation, environment and rural development.
- Velasco reaffirmed Mexico’s adherence to the One-China policy dating to its 1971 UN vote while China stressed that its relationship with Mexico is not directed at any third country.
- Commercial tensions persist because Mexico imposed tariffs earlier in 2026 on imports from countries without free-trade agreements, a move that Mexico says promotes nearshoring and protected jobs but that Beijing says cut affected Chinese shipments by about 28% and warned could prompt retaliation.
- The visit positions Mexico for a larger role in Asia-Pacific diplomacy ahead of this year’s APEC leaders’ meeting in Shenzhen and Mexico’s hosting of APEC in 2028, while the country balances closer ties with China against trade and security concerns raised by the United States during the T‑MEC review.