Handling a bully

摘要

AMERICA'S allies and trading partners await Donald Trump's arrival in the White House on January 20th with trepidation. None is more anx- ious than Mexico. Mr Trump began his election campaign by ! damning Mexicans as rapists and killers of American jobs. He has repeatedly threatened carmakers that invest in Mexico with import tariffs. Ford cancelled plans to build a $1.6bn plant there. He renewed his vow to make Mexico pay for his border wall at a press conference on January 11th. "Mexico has taken advantage of the United States," he declared.