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World's largest trade bloc expected to become boon for Korea amid pandemic, trade feud
전염병과 무역 분쟁 속 세계 최대 무역 협정, 한국에 득이 될 것으로 예상
Posted : 2022-02-16 16:33
Updated : 2022-02-16 16:33
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RCEP results in de facto FTA with Japan, opens doors with ASEAN wider

RCEP로 일본과 사실상 간접 FTA 체결 효과, ASEAN과의 문호 더 넓게 개방


By Yi Whan-woo

It took almost 10 years for the world's largest trade pact ― the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ― to take effect in Korea, Feb. 1, after the country under the then-incumbent Lee Myung-bak administration began to consider joining a multinational trade bloc led by either the United States or China, or both.
당시 현직이었던 이명박 정부가 미국 혹은 중국 또는 두 국가가 모두 주도하는 다국적 무역 협정 합류를 고려하기 시작한 후 세계 최대 무역협정인 역내포괄적경제동반자협정(RCEP)이 지난 1일 한국에서 발효되기까지 거의 10년이 걸렸다.


The global trading environment has changed so much since then, with the COVID-19 crisis, deepening U.S.-China conflict, disrupted supply chains, China's steep economic slowdown, lingering Trumpism and other risks that were unforeseeable in the past decade.
그 이후 글로벌 무역 환경은 코로나19 위기, 심화되는 미중 갈등, 공급망 붕괴, 중국의 급격한 경제 침체, 장기 트럼프주의 및 지난 10년 동안 예측불가했던 기타 위험들로 인해 많이 바뀌었다.


All of these factors leave people questioning whether Korea can benefit from the RCEP as intended originally.
이러한 모든 요인으로 인해 한국이 원래 의도대로 RCEP의 혜택을 받을 수 있는지 사람들은 의문을 품었다.


The question additionally sums up risks associated with China and Japan, both participating countries of the 15-member RCEP that each have weaponized trade against Korea over bilateral diplomatic conflicts in recent years.
게다가 이러한 의문은 최근 몇 년간 양자 외교 갈등을 놓고 한국에 대한 무역을 무기화한 RCEP 15개 회원국에 참여하는 중국과 일본과 관련된 위험을 요약해 보여준다.


Plus, India decided to stay out of the RCEP after taking into account its trade deficit with the founding member nations, therefore downscaling the possible impact the economic giant could have had on the trading bloc.
또한 인도가 창립 회원국들과의 무역 수지 적자를 고려한 후 RCEP에서 탈퇴하기로 결정해 이 거대 경제국이 무역 협정에 미칠 수 있었던 영향력의 규모를 축소했다.

KEY WORDS
■ boon 요긴한 것
■ feud 불화, 반목
■ take effect 발효되다
■ incumbent 재임 중인
■ lingering 오래 끄는
■ downscale 규모를 축소하다

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