BEN KRITZ
THE end-stage talks to form the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the Chinese counter to the now virtually dead Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), hit a few snags during this week’s Asean summit in Singapore, and will not be completed until next year at the earliest. While the Philippines is officially supportive of the RCEP, it should use the extra time to carefully reconsider its position and press for more favorable conditions.