Sizing up the world's largest trade deal

On November 15 2020, the 10 members of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Australia, China, Japan, New
Zealand and South Korea signed the Regional Comprehensive
Economic Partnership (RCEP), creating the world’s largest
free-trade bloc in terms of gross domestic product.



Bruegel fellows from around the world - Uri Dadush, based in
Washington DC; Alicia Garcia-Herrero based in Hong Kong and Suman
Bery based in India, bring their knowledge and geopolitical
expertise to a heated discussion on this deal, hosted by director
Guntram Wolff. What is the RCEP really about? Who will benefit?
Why did India withdraw from negotiations on the deal? What
implications will it have for Europe and the United States? And
more importantly, what should they do?