THE RECP – HOW THE WORLD’S BIGGEST FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED AND HOW IT WILL CHANGE ASIA
February 1st, 2021
Brief:
This article provides an analysis of why the world’s largest regional trade deal (in population terms) - the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - was signed last November (2020). It assesses China’s role in this important political and economic event, and how it reflects its relations with other signatory countries. The analysis also assesses how the new US Biden administration may adapt its trade and diplomatic policy to take account of the RCEP.
Analysis:
On November 15, 2020, the Vietnamese capital Hanoi hosted a virtual ...
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