Plans by Australia and 15 other nations to conclude a new regional free trade agreement in a little less than three weeks are uncertain, amid concerns by India about allowing China greater access to its economy.
Trade Minister Simon Birmingham, who met his counterparts in Thailand over the weekend, said it was "still the plan" to conclude the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Bangkok, in early November.
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