Mexico not looking for conflict over tariff measures, president says

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday said her government was not looking for a conflict with countries on which it plans to increase tariffs, including China.

“We don’t want a conflict,” Sheinbaum told a morning conference, adding the measures were intended to boost Mexico’s economy and that her government was in talks with ambassadors from countries impacted by the proposed measures.

Her government on Wednesday announced it was raising tariffs on Chinese…