RCEP members must improve pact to catalyze greater cooperation

Trade deal should spur reform in China, not spread Beijing's economic model

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Vietnamese and Chinese officials attend the virtual signing ceremony for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement during the 37th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi on Nov. 15, 2020. © Reuters

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, a trade pact that includes China, Japan, South Korea and the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, came into effect with the start of 2022.

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