The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or #RCEP, has strengthened regional integration in the Asia-Pacific and supported economic recovery. RCEP, which entered into force on January 1, 2022, is the world's largest free trade pact by population and trade volume. | CGTN Global Watch

A hot topic at the Boao Forum is the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership or #RCEP. Fifteen member states accounting for a third of the world’s population and 30% of global GDP are part of what's known as the world's largest free trade deal. RCEP covers a market of 2.2 billion people, or around a third of the world’s population. Its members are responsible for more than 25 trillion dollars of global output, accounting for roughly 30% of global GDP. What is RCEP? Here's an explanation. #Bo