The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP)
Channel: RosaluxEuropa
Date: 2021-06-29

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement – Status Quo and Expected Distributional Effects

On 15th November 2020, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit through a video-conference. It has been signed after eight years of negotiations and is already a landmark in the regional economic integration. The RCEP includes China, Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and the 10 ASEAN Members Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. It is so far the world`s largest trading bloc, covering 29 percent of the global economy and more than a third of the of the world`s population. The agreement inevitably comes with economic, social and geopolitical implications for the states and the societies in the region as well as on the global economy. The Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundation (RLS) is organizing a webinar-series to highlight the political, social and economic impact and consequences of the Free Trade Agreement RCEP. This 1st webinar gives an introduction to RCEP and looks at implications for workers, the environment and distributional effects within the region. 

Speakers: Dr. Thuy Duong (Hochiminh University of Law), Prof. Chen Shumei (Shanghai International Studies University), Kate Lappin (Public Services International)
Moderation: Florian Horn (RLS Brussels)

More info: https://www.rosalux.eu/en/topic/23.events.html?id=1246