Home > Business What Southeast Asia can gain from China-backed trade agreement ABS-CBN News Posted at Nov 11 2019 11:21 AM Share Save Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Watch also in iWant or TFC.tv A free trade deal in Southeast Asia that is led by China and excludes the US will help streamline smaller, similar agreements in the region, says Sebastian Cortes-Sanchez, an analyst at the Asian Trade Center. In an interview with ANC, Cortes-Sanchez dismisses criticism that the RCEP is good only on paper. Share Save Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn ANC Top, ANC Exclusives, Sebastian Cortes-Sanchez, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, Southeast Asia, ASEAN, RCEP, US China Read More: ANC Top ANC Exclusives Sebastian Cortes-Sanchez Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Southeast Asia ASEAN RCEP US China