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Fifteen Asian-Pacific
have signed the world's biggest free trade deal. It is called the RCEP. The countries include 10 from Southeast Asia,
China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. These countries make up 30 per cent of the
economy. The
for the RCEP started in 2012. Governments have been talking since
. China pushed the deal
to help economies during the coronavirus
. An economics
said: "COVID-19 has reminded the
of why trade matters." Governments want to have economic
.
