16 Nov 2020

China joins massive Asian trade deal, a symbolic step to set standards without the U.S.

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The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement was signed yesterday, promising to set trading standards for 10 Southeast Asian countries plus China, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Japan. The deal is a strategic, but mostly symbolic win for China. … Read More
15 Nov 2020

China is leading a 15-nation pact that would create the world’s biggest trade deal. The US isn’t in it.

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Joern Pollex/Getty Images Global trade is marching on with or without the US. Next year, the world’s biggest free trade deal could be signed. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) would be made up of 15 countries. The US and … Read More