So that is why agreements like RCEP, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, represent more than the sum of their parts, more than the reduction and removal of tariffs, more than new investment flows, and more than just new markets for our exporters. The 15 countries and 31 negotiating rounds represent a commitment to cooperation and trade. They show that Governments can come together, make compromises, and strike deals that will lift each other up, even in times when it feels like the mood for this kind of cooperation is at a low ebb. 