Comment by cocoland2

There were several caveats in RCEP that were huge red flags domestically. For example , Diary & associated products from NZ to India , Chinese goods getting re-routed through Vietnam (Manufacture a shoe in China , just label it in Vietnam and route to India) etc. that were a problem. It is worrying that Chinese influence is grappling ASEAN economies , most times it is the worry that they won't play fair with smaller trade partners. For once , a lot of people were happy in my state the agreement was not signed.