Asean and 5 other nations sign world's biggest trade bloc that excludes U.S.

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Sunday, 15 Nov 2020
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HANOI, Nov 15 (Reuters): Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies formed the world’s largest free trade bloc on Sunday, a China-backed deal that excludes the United States, which had left a rival Asia-Pacific grouping under President Donald Trump.

The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) at a regional summit in Hanoi, is a further blow to the group pushed by former U.S. president Barack Obama, which his successor Trump exited in 2017.

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Asean and 5 other nations sign world's biggest trade bloc that excludes U.S.