Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
Ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will benefit the Philippines and help the country recover, speakers told an online forum organized by The Manila Times.
The RCEP is a free trade agreement between the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea. Signed just last November, it will have to be ratified by six Asean members and three non-Asean signatories to take effect.
RCEP TALKS (Clockwise from upper left) Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Secretary General Ruben Pascual, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry President Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong, The Manila Times columnist Ben Kritz and Times President and CEO Dante ‘Klink’ Ang 2nd discuss during the Times forum, ‘China-Asean relations: Realizing the RCEP’s potential’, held online on Sept. 15, 2021. SCREENGRAB FROM FACEBOOK LIVE