With a sword of tariffs from the United States still hanging over Mexico, new investment from China to the Latin American country has been largely put on hold, though many existing Chinese-funded factories there have stayed steady in the ever-changing environment - based on their past experiences dealing with tariff threats from US President

Mexico and Canada say they will respond by imposing tariffs of their own, despite a retaliation clause in the US order. Meanwhile, China pledged to challenge the US move before the WTO.

Mexico and Canada swiftly responded with their own tariffs, an China complained at the World Trade Organization that it would 'take corresponding countermeasures'