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Singapore, China seek to expedite RCEP trade talks

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Published Mon, Jun 12, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Beijing

    SINGAPORE and China will do their best to expedite talks on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Singapore's foreign minister said, calling the potential pact a statement on the importance of free trade.

    The Beijing-backed RCEP has been given new impetus by US President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, to which China is not party.

    RCEP

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