A collective sigh of relief mixed with trepidation can almost be heard over computer screens as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement was signed on November 15, 2020. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers in Hanoi had no choice but to digitalize the signing ceremony of what some experts herald as a landmark economic agreement and what others see as an important building block in the realization of China’s geopolitical ambitions.
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