Aiming to appease President Trump, Mexico is hitting China with tariffs, handing cartel leaders over to the United States and using C.I.A. intelligence to hunt down others.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that Mexico has proposed matching U.S. tariffs on China in a move that he described as "very interesting" and one that Canada should match. Top Mexican officials have met with members of Trump's cabinet this week for trade talks ahead of a March 4 deadline,

The long-promised tariffs scheduled to take effect Tuesday would easily be among the most sweeping of the Trump era