RCEP

The Chinese-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership remains under negotiation between all 10 ASEAN member states and six of its major trading partners. It has a target completion date on 2017. There has been no official draft text available to the public but leaked texts show similar and in some chapters, even worse dangers than those posed by the TPPA.

RCEP, an attack on food sovereignty, must be junked – PCFS

March 1, 2017 peopleoverprofit 0

In time for another round of negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) starting from February 27 to March 3 in Kobe, Japan, which is said to be crucial in spelling out the chances that the free trade agreement or FTA will be approved by the end of the year, we of the People’s Coalition on Food Sovereignty (PCFS) reiterate our opposition to the RCEP.

From TPP to RCEP: People always at the losing end

December 7, 2016 peopleoverprofit 0

Civil society groups and social movements from Indonesia and across Asia Pacific warned of intensified land grabs and unemployment as the 16th round of negotiations for the China-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) begins in Indonesia from Dec 7-9, 2016.

Primer on RCEP and TPPA

October 27, 2016 peopleoverprofit 1

In a bid to overcome the WTO deadlock, monopoly capital has instead diverted its focus on bilateral and regional Free Trade and Investment Agreements (FTAs) that aim to dismantle existing labor, environmental, health and financial laws while boosting corporate profit and control.