Mexico Boosting China Ties Through Trade, Investment, Meade Says

Mexico wants to strengthen ties with China to take advantage of the nation’s growth after the world’s second-largest economy invested more in Central and South America in recent years, according to Mexico’s top diplomat.

Mexico is working to export more tequila and pork to China and attract investment in industries including energy, infrastructure and tourism, Jose Antonio Meade, the nation’s foreign minister, said in an interview at Bloomberg’s Mexico City office yesterday. President Enrique Pena Nieto is also increasing Mexico’s integration with the rest of Latin America through the Pacific Alliance, and together the moves help decrease dependence on the U.S., Meade said.