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Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

Despite Opposition, Philippines Ratifies RCEP Trade Agreement

Despite Opposition, Philippines Ratifies RCEP Trade Agreement

By Sebastian Strangio
The massive free trade pact has faced opposition from agricultural groups, who fear it could open the country to a wave of imported produce.

Signing of the RCEP and the Future Asian Order

Signing of the RCEP and the Future Asian Order

By Oba Mie
China is set to be a major beneficiary of the new agreement.
RSS vs RCEP: Explaining Hindu Nationalists’ Opposition to RCEP

RSS vs RCEP: Explaining Hindu Nationalists’ Opposition to RCEP

By Krzysztof Iwanek
The wide array of Indian groups opposing RCEP included the Hindu nationalist organization behind the ruling party.

China Leans Into RCEP Conclusion as Win

China Leans Into RCEP Conclusion as Win

By Eleanor Albert
China frames the conclusion of the mega trade deal as a huge victory for its approach to multilateral trade - and, implicitly, a rebuke of U.S. unilateralism.

ASEAN, China, Other Partners Sign World’s Biggest Trade Pact

ASEAN, China, Other Partners Sign World’s Biggest Trade Pact

By Associated Press
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership includes 15 Indo-Pacific nations – but excludes the U.S.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

Japan’s Painful Choice on RCEP

Japan’s Painful Choice on RCEP

By Shin Kawashima
Tokyo faces a major conundrum with the proposed free trade agreement.

COVID-19 and a New Direction for Asian Integration

COVID-19 and a New Direction for Asian Integration

By Mie Oba
The crisis should prompt a change in thinking.
The Implications of India’s RCEP Withdrawal

The Implications of India’s RCEP Withdrawal

By Mie Oba
Regional trade initiatives just got more complicated.

How Close Is RCEP to Reality?

How Close Is RCEP to Reality?

By Luke Hunt
While progress continues to be touted, challenges remain to be addressed.

This Week’s Key China Trade Talks Are in Beijing, Not Shanghai

This Week’s Key China Trade Talks Are in Beijing, Not Shanghai

By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Wendy Cutler and James Green on the latest RCEP negotiations.

Trade in Trouble: How Asia Can Lead

Trade in Trouble: How Asia Can Lead

By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Wendy Cutler and Kevin Doyle.
Is Indonesia’s IPR Framework Incompatible with RCEP?

Is Indonesia’s IPR Framework Incompatible with RCEP?

By Eva Novi Karina
On intellectual property rights, there’s a serious gap between domestic Indonesian law and the structures of the proposed RCEP.

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