WASHINGTON: An increasing amount of Chinese- a and Southeast Asian-made components are reaching the US market through Mexico and Canada, at the expense of American manufacturers, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Friday.

On the eve of the third round of talks aimed at revamping the 23-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement -- which US President Donald Trump has vilified and repeatedly threatened to abandon -- the US released figures showing how China is benefiting from the pact, replacing American-made material.

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