Joining RCEP Will Bring More Opportunities For Vietnam'S Manufacturing Industry.

The latest round of negotiations on Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) recently concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Trade in services, trade in goods and investment Other fields have been discussed.

The regional comprehensive economic partnership was launched in 2012 by ASEAN countries. It plans to build the world's largest trading area covering nearly 3 billion 500 million people, covering about 1/2 markets around the world and 1/3 gross domestic product. As a founding member, Vietnam has participated in all series of negotiations. RCEP is a challenge and an opportunity for Vietnam, who is determined to accelerate its integration into the world economy.

Recently, the seminar on "assessing the impact of regional comprehensive economic partnership on the Vietnamese economy" held by Hu Zhiming, the Central Economic Management Institute of Vietnam, pointed out that at present, because of the low level of processing, Vietnam's main products are mostly concentrated in the field of low value-added. Once the agreement comes into effect, Vietnam will face homogenization competition with other ASEAN countries. The manufacturing industry of one of Vietnam's main export areas will be impacted, and its agricultural and sideline products will also face competition from countries such as Thailand and Burma. At the same time, because Vietnam's low level of industrialization and small scale of production limit the production efficiency of Vietnam, and at the same time, service quality and management experience are also far from the advanced level of the world. After the entry into force of the agreement, it will adversely affect its position in the RCEP trade network. So, sign it RCEP It may bring a series of adverse effects to Vietnam.

However, as Wu Zhiqing, vice president of the Vietnam Central Economic Management Research Institute, said Vietnam's accession to the RCEP will bring more opportunities. First, cross Pacific strategic partners Compared with TPP, RCEP is initiated by ASEAN countries and is an upgraded version of the FTA which integrates the existing "ASEAN +1" free trade zone framework. The main benefited is ASEAN and regional countries including Vietnam.

At the same time, the member countries involved in the RCEP negotiations basically include Vietnam's main export market, and once the agreement comes into effect, tariff reductions will be substantially realized. liberalization of trade Vietnam's agriculture, aquatic products and some industrial products are more convenient to enter the main market. Secondly, RCEP will surely bring more foreign direct investment to Vietnam, which will also greatly enhance Vietnam's production level, management experience and other development elements. Vietnam has sufficient and cheap labor force and important geographical location. Once the RCEP is signed, it will attract more foreign enterprises to build factories. Vietnam's potential as an emerging economy will be further enhanced.

The seminar believed that Vietnamese enterprises should take the initiative to deal with the possible changes brought about by the signing of RCEP. Vietnam's import and export trade objects are relatively concentrated and fixed, so it is easy to be affected by changes in the international market. This requires Vietnamese enterprises to seize the opportunities brought about by signing the agreement, actively introduce advanced foreign technologies, increase innovation, spanform growth mode, standardize enterprise management and strengthen personnel training.