FILE: Xiamen City, Fujian Province, east China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of port scene, cranes moving containers

FILE: Shanghai, China - Date unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of customs officers inspecting goods
3. Various of forklift transporting goods at warehouse

Beijing, China - June 2, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Graphic showing RCEP to generate 245 billion U.S. dollars in revenue, add 2.8 million jobs by 2030
5. Graphic showing data about certificates of origin granted by Chinese authorities

FILE: Chongzuo City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Aerial shot of Pingxiang integrated free trade zone
7. Truck entering zone
8. Customs officer checking durians, workers
9. Various of workers carrying boxes of durians

FILE: Yunnan Province, southwest China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of train running

FILE: Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, east China - April 15, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Various of cargoes being loaded onto plane

Chai Nat, Thailand - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Aerial shots of port, cranes, containers, vessels

FILE: Singapore - 2023 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. Various of port scene

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world's largest free trade deal, has driven deeper trade integration among its member countries over the past three years, delivering tangible benefits to their peoples.

Entering into force on Jan. 1, 2022, the RCEP comprises 15 Asia-Pacific countries including 10 ASEAN member states -- Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam -- and their five trading partners, namely China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

Under the deal, "rules of origin" eliminate tariffs on goods traded between the signatory states, allowing foreign trade enterprises to pay less on exports to RCEP markets.

RCEP also speeds up customs clearance, cutting time costs and making it easier for businesses to trade internationally.

According to the Asian Development Bank, RCEP will generate 245 billion U.S. dollars in revenue and add 2.8 million jobs to the regional economy by 2030 if fully implemented.

In April alone, Chinese authorities issued 34,840 certificates of origin under RCEP, up 13.77 percent year on year. The value of the certificates stood at 987 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 16.4 percent.