“We will coordinate and cooperate with the next U.S. administration, but we will never be subordinated,” President Sheinbaum said at a 100-day celebration in SoCalo Square in Mexico City on the 12th local time. “I am confident that Mexico and the United States will have a relationship where we respect each other and prioritize dialogue.”
In the case of security insecurity, which is pointed out as the biggest social issue, it has vowed to shift to a slightly tougher direction while maintaining the previous government’s moderate policy stance of “inclusion instead of bullets.”
“We will continue our strategy to focus on intelligence and investigative functions while strengthening the National Guard crackdown so that young people do not consider criminal groups as an option for life,” he stressed.
President Sheinbaum, who took office in October last year, has shown high approval ratings at the beginning of his term due to his positive assessment of bold reform policies, including a direct system of judges, along with a halo of former governments. AFP reported that President Sheinbaum’s approval rating is close to 80%, citing a survey by pollster Enkoll.
The biggest challenge for President Sheinbaum, who will remain in office until 2030, is to build relations with the second Trump administration, which will be launched on the 20th.
The Mexican government is optimistic that the next U.S. government’s policy of imposing 25% tariffs on Mexican imports will be “resolved well,” but is busy preparing countermeasures according to the realization scenario. It has also said that it will actively communicate with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which is set to be reviewed next year, and issues such as illegal immigrants and drug fentanyl inflows.
At the same time, the Mexican president responded to issues such as the claim of renaming ‘Mexico Bay → United States Bay’, saying, “Why don’t we change the U.S. national name to Mexico America?”
JULIE KIM
US ASIA JOURNAL
