"Like other countries worried about the uncertainties of a Trump administration, Mexico will look to deepen engagement with China," said Shawlin Chaw, senior analyst at Control Risks. A number of U.S. allies have expressed concern over the apparently isolation-prone Trump administration, and China is looking to exploit that dynamic. "China will certainly fill up the American vacuum in Mexico," said Jonathan Bogais, adjunct associate professor, at the University of Sydney. Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized that point at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month, saying his country was ready to take on leadership role in international trade. "Mexico has one of the highest number of bilateral trade agreements in the world and China was its third-largest trading partner in 2015?with exports to the mainland tallying $4.8 million, according to the World Bank.

China?s increasing thirst for premium wines has helped boost the value of Australia?s wine exports by 7% to $2.2bn in 2016. Industry body Wine Australia said there was exceptional growth in exports to China, rising 40% to $520m last year. The group?s annual Export Report, released on Friday, shows the average value of Australia?s wine exports rose 6% to $2.96 a litre, the highest since 2009. ?Last year, Australia?s most premium wines took centre stage,? the Wine Australia chief executive, Andreas Clark, said. Australia open to China and Indonesia joining TPP after US pulls out Read moreBehind the strong growth was premium Australian bottled wines, particularly to China.