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G20 Divide Over US Call to Curb Excess Industrial Capacity
Only Mexico and Argentina joined a US-led G20 statement calling for curbs on excess industrial capacity and non-market policies, with the USTR confirming a handful of G20 trade ministers rejected the push, highlighting divisions within the group.
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## Overview
A "handful" of G20 trade ministers rejected US calls to curb excess industrial capacity and "non-market" policies, the US Trade Representative's office said on Friday, exposing divisions within the group of major economies (SCMP, October 3).
## Key Details
The US, serving as this year's G20 chair, issued the statement a day after a trade meeting in Milwaukee revealed that only two countries — Mexico and Argentina — signed on to a US-led statement calling for more cooperation to eliminate goods produced with forced labor and curb excess industrial capacity (SCMP, October 3).
## Significance
The limited buy-in underscores the difficulty the US faces in building multilateral consensus around its industrial policy priorities, particularly measures widely understood to target China's manufacturing overcapacity. This reflects broader friction over US trade strategy under the Trump administration and ongoing disputes about "China Shock 2.0" and global industrial competitiveness.
## What to Watch
Whether the US escalates unilateral measures (tariffs, export controls) given the lack of multilateral consensus, how China responds to being an implicit target of the statement, and whether other G20 members' divisions deepen ahead of future summits.