Concerns over RCEP

“I believe that in the Asean region, there are some countries which have got serious indications of companies wanting to be relocated, ” former ambassador to the World Trade Organisation Datuk M. Supperamaniam (pic) said at the Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce-RCEP roundtable series seminar.

KUALA LUMPUR: The ongoing US-China tensions can be a potential wildcard to the mass ratification and adoption of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by its country member signatories.

“Already, these tensions have caused a rethink by the business community and a relocation of some of their operations.