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Fifteen Asian and Pacific countries have the world's biggest free trade deal. It is the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The countries 10 Southeast Asian economies along with China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. These countries for around 30 per cent of the global economy. The idea for the RCEP in 2012. The governments have been to each other since then. China was key in the deal forward to economies during the coronavirus pandemic. An economics expert said: "COVID-19 has the region of why trade matters and governments are more eager than ever to positive economic growth."

Leaders of the 15 governments the free trade deal will help their countries and the Asia-Pacific region. The Chinese Premier said: "The fact the RCEP has been after eight years of negotiations a ray of light and hope amid the clouds." He added: "It clearly that multilateralism the right way, and the right direction of the global economy and humanity's progress." South Korea said: "We that the RCEP, being the world's largest free trade arrangement, an important step forward toward an ideal framework of global trade and investment." It the deal , "a diverse mix of developed, developing and least developed economies."