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3. China is increasingly exporting investment worlwide Increasing trade missions both ways – China/Mexico Mexico has been beneficiary of direct investment in manufacturing and distribution operations Mexico expressly marked by China as a strategic partner in the Western Hemisphere US Mexico border Recent announcement s Ibánez Soltero Gómez Paz y Monroy, S.C. © 2009, All Rights Reserved Background

4. PRC, HK, Taiwan PRC focus to joint ventures China Mexico Tax treaty Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investment –Fair and equitable treatment –Total protection –Dispute resolution by arbitration –Non delay of transfer Ibánez Soltero Gómez Paz y Monroy, S.C. © 2009, All Rights Reserved Some Issues

5. Press Quotes Personal contact – Past 8 years, top leaders met 19 times – December 2003 Chinese premier in Mexico City – February 2008 Chinese Vice President in Mexico City – November 2008 Mexico President in China – Increasing number of student and cultural exchanges Ibánez Soltero Gómez Paz y Monroy, S.C. © 2009, All Rights Reserved

6. Sources Is Mexico the New China? Rafael Rivero and Sara Miller Latin America Advisor – Various reporters China Brief – William Ratliff Can China Buck the Dollar? CS Monitors Editorial Board Google Personal observation Ibánez Soltero Gómez Paz y Monroy, S.C. © 2009, All Rights Reserved

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