Alasdair Baverstock is CGTN’s Mexico correspondent, based out of Mexico City, and covering the entire country and wider region.
A British journalist who began his career in print, Alasdair reported previously from Madrid and Caracas, before his role in Mexico.
As Mexico correspondent, Alasdair’s mission is to paint a wider and more in-depth picture of the region, bringing stories of success, innovation and cultural nuance to a country that is so-often reduced to drug cartels, violence and corruption through international coverage.
You can find out more about him at www.alasdairbaverstock.com
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May 3, 2025
In an era of climate change, water is an increasingly precious resource, with its management ever more critical.
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April 27, 2025
One example is the aerospace industry, where leading experts from across the globe have advanced leaps and bounds in what is now possible.
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April 23, 2025
Major changes have occurred within the system like increased immigration enforcement to the "gold card" U.S. residency visa program for wealthy foreigners.
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April 10, 2025
As the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump continues its crackdown on undocumented immigration, Mexico is also ramping up its efforts to remove undocumented migrants trying to reach the two countries’ shared border. CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock has more from Mexico City.
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April 7, 2025
Global supply chain disruptions during the Covid-19 pandemic pushed major logistics companies to embrace AI. At the Logistics World Summit and Expo in Mexico City, industry leaders showcased how AI is transforming operations. CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock reports.
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April 4, 2025
In Mexico, artificial intelligence is helping streamline the financial sector and reduce costs by automating credit scoring, fraud detection and risk management. Introducing greater efficiency in lending should help small, and medium-sized businesses. They constitute the overwhelming majority of Mexican businesses but have had a […]
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April 3, 2025
Mexico has responded to Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ announcements, as the country’s president Claudia Sheinbaum spoke at her morning press conference about her own country’s position following the reshaping of global trade brought on by the tariffs. CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock has more.
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April 1, 2025
With U.S. President Donald Trump set to unleash a sweeping array of new tariffs on America’s trade partners around the globe, traditional trade flows are being reconsidered. The burgeoning trade conflict, with retaliatory levies also expected, is bringing regional production into sharp focus. That’s certainly […]
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March 29, 2025
Following visits to El Salvador and Colombia, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem finished her whistlestop Latin American tour in Mexico, meeting with the country’s government on security and migration topics which the Trump administration has highlighted. CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock reports from the Mexican capital.
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March 28, 2025
Not long after taking office last fall, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took up the cause of childhood health – announcing junk food would no longer be available in schools. The ban, seen as key to addressing crisis levels of childhood obesity, is set to take […]
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