Opinion

We've just signed the world's biggest trade deal, but what exactly is the RCEP?

By Patricia Ranald
November 18 2020 - 4:30am
As it happens, Australia took actions during the pandemic that were technically contrary to the rules embodied in the RCEP. Picture: Getty Images
As it happens, Australia took actions during the pandemic that were technically contrary to the rules embodied in the RCEP. Picture: Getty Images

The giant Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership between Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and the ten members of ASEAN (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) was signed online on Sunday, November 15.

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