1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov January 6, 2016What Is the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership?This In Focus provides answers to a number of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, and its possible implications for U.S. forei
2、gn policy and trade relations with Asia. Questions about RCEP can be directed to the CRS analysts listed at the end of the report. What is the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP? RCEP is a proposed regional trade agreement (RTA) being negotiated by 16 Asian nations, including the 1
3、0 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnamand Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea. What is the status of RCEP negotiations? Formal RCEP negotia
4、tions began in November 2012, with the stated goal of completing the terms of the proposed agreement by the end of 2015. Over the next three years, the 16 negotiating nations held 10 rounds of talks. In November 2015, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Meeting,
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