China, India show their hands on investor access in RCEP trade talks

China, India show their hands on investor access in RCEP trade talks
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth April 21 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand trade officials have seen offers on terms for investment access for the first time from a number of Asian nations, including China, in negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The 12th round of negotiations on RCEP, seen as a China-backed counterweight to the US-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership, is set for this week.  Trade officials from New Zealand, Australia, China, India, South Korea, Japan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia...