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Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
February 23, 2023
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.
December 30, 2020
Signing of the RCEP and the Future Asian Order
By Oba Mie
China is set to be a major beneficiary of the new agreement.
December 28, 2020
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.
November 19, 2020
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.
November 16, 2020
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.
August 03, 2020
Japan’s Painful Choice on RCEP
By Shin Kawashima
Tokyo faces a major conundrum with the proposed free trade agreement.
April 23, 2020
COVID-19 and a New Direction for Asian Integration
By Mie Oba
The crisis should prompt a change in thinking.
November 14, 2019
The Implications of India’s RCEP Withdrawal
By Mie Oba
Regional trade initiatives just got more complicated.
October 16, 2019
How Close Is RCEP to Reality?
By Luke Hunt
While progress continues to be touted, challenges remain to be addressed.
August 02, 2019
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.
July 16, 2019
Trade in Trouble: How Asia Can Lead
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Wendy Cutler and Kevin Doyle.
May 11, 2019
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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