EconomyChile-US tariff talks end without deal amid pressure to join Shield of the Americas

Two days of Chile-US talks on new tariffs on Chilean exports ended without a breakthrough. Washington says negotiations will continue only if Chilean ministers stop publicly criticising the measures. Chile disputes an additional 2.5 percent tariff tied by the US to forced labour in supply chains, while critics say the tariffs are pressuring Santiago to join the US-backed Shield of the Americas security alliance.