As negotiators race to wrap up a 16-nation Asia trade pact they face a new and unexpected threat -- momentum in a rival trade deal that nine months ago appeared doomed.
When President Donald Trump abandoned the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership shortly after taking office, nations turned their focus to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. Now, remaining TPP members are making a concerted effort to resurrect that deal, while progress stalls on the RCEP.
