On 22nd April 2022, our Cambodia’s Partner, attorney LAY Vicheka, attended the international conference on “the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)” and “the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)”.

The event was organized by Cambodia-based Asian Vision Institute. The event’s panelist came from variety of relevant stakeholders, including the Cambodia’s secretary of state H.E. Sim Sokheng, commercial counsellor of the Chinese embassy in Phnom Penh, Mr. Wu Guoquan, Mr. Kavi Chongkittavorn, senior fellow of the institute of security and international studies at Chulalongkorn University, Dr. Zhou Shixin, head of the department of neighboring diplomacy, institute for foreign policy studies, Ms. Liu Siyuan, third secretary of the Chinese embassy in Cambodia, and representative from the Federation of Khmer Chinese in Cambodia.

The event elaborated the pros and con of RCEP and CCFTA, the opportunities and case studies of other countries in the region and basic comparison of RCEP and CCFTA with other bilateral and regional trading arrangements.