The biggest trade bloc in history, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, provides its member states with a tariff-free route into the China market. However, as Joe Cash explains, China’s membership brings challenges as well as opportunities Just after the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, trade negotiators in Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Japan, Laos, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam likely raised a second toast congratulating themselves …
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The RCEP free trade agreement will deliver substantial new trade and investment opportunities within the participating countries. Dezan Shira & Associates’ China Briefing examines the background to the RCEP and what specific benefits it could create for businesses operating in China On 22 March 2020, China and 14 other countries signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement at the virtually-hosted ASEAN Summit, formalising the largest free trade agreement (FTA) …