MEXICO CITY: After three months of thorny negotiations, fears of a breakdown are hanging in the air as the US, Mexico and Canada began new talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement Friday.

The fifth round of talks on updating the 23-year-old deal will be a low-key affair, with the top trade officials from all three countries staying home to let the technical experts sift through the divisive details at a Mexico City hotel, out of the spotlight.

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