For the next few years, Mexicans will see a drastically reduced job opportunities offered by the manufacturing industry, all because of this invasion of countless Chinese products, so this should be taken as a clear message of: alert! China attacks Mexico.
And not precisely referring to an armed conflict, but rather, focused on trade, on the Mexican economy itself, understanding that the arrival of many articles from China has begun to affect, and in a worrying way, the Mexican workforce.
It is worth emphasizing that because of this same arrival of Chinese products and in excess that are invading and without control by any competent authority to regulate it, many businesses from small to those large department stores with a presence at a national level, are acquiring them to offer them to Mexican consumers.
A phenomenon that, in the face of this Chinese market, the Mexican workforce is being relegated, no longer necessary due to the closure of companies that were also dedicated to producing, manufacturing similar products.
Therefore, and in the face of the consumerism of that Asian country in Mexico, those made by Mexican entrepreneurs are almost at a disadvantage, because in the face of the customs facilities for the entry of a variety of articles, especially Chinese, the national ones are relegated because they are not competitive in cost, quantity or variety.
Then, the imminent and gradual closure of many factories, manufacturing industries will be seen coming and in cascade, as it will no longer be profitable for the businessman to produce, manufacture, because they would no longer be selling, placing their products as in other times.
This problem will be replicated in land transport, which will lose strength, given the low, poor arrival of raw materials at border points, since it is true that today these echoes of the Chinese market can be seen not only in Mexican territory, but equally in the United States.
Since this thriving and current commercial exchange of the last decades between both neighboring countries, is taking in these months as a pause, a recess in the face of the commercial “slap” imposed by those of Asian origin.
At least the border workers who work in both Laredos will notice the low commercial exchange that has been taking place in recent months, a reflection of a worrying decrease in the handling of goods that come and go.
Because instead of those components arriving to be manufactured in national companies, such as decorative items, fabrics for clothing, for footwear, for the production of household appliances, among many other seasonal things, they arrive, above all, by sea, fully manufactured products of Chinese origin, negatively impacting the Mexican workforce equally.
For the same reason, money no longer flows, the economy stops, and it is felt not only among the working people who depend on a job, who are in front of their desk, in the yard of that warehouse, or at the wheel of that tractor-trailer, surprised by this sudden drop, but equally among customs agents, owners of the transport lines who are waiting for the commercial activity to pick up again, which is not leveling out.
Yes, there are many factors involved in the rise or fall of the economy resulting from the processing and crossing of goods, but it is certain that at least Mexican citizens and gradually, are seeing and confirming that, in countless establishments, this Chinese market is monopolizing, and for this reason it is pushing aside the national product.
It is not necessary to be so analytical or show endless data, statistics or documents to account for what Mexicans themselves are acquiring for their daily use in recent years, because it would be taken as a joke that even the Mexican flags themselves during Mexican celebrations are of Chinese origin.
As a support for this and as additional data, it would be enough to analyze the statistics and reports that are shown through the official website of the federal government, specifically from the Ministry of Economy, where it is detailed that Mexico buys more than it sells to China.
It is clearly shown there that in March of this year alone, Mexico sold only $725 million dollars in products or raw materials to China, against $10,336 million dollars purchased from the Asian country.
And so far in 2024, Mexico is shown with only 1.52% equivalent to $2,185 million dollars in export shares to China, while, from China to Mexico, the percentage import is over 20.5% equivalent to $30,024 million dollars.
Now these numbers are really worrying and scary, because we don’t just think about the daily consumerism of Mexicans, but also about where the work future of many young Mexicans is headed, yes, those who are currently studying technical careers, engineering, bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, doctorates to develop their knowledge and skills with the desire and intention of generating and participating in the Mexican economy by putting their knowledge into practice.
Source: elmanana
