남중국해 영유권 갈등, 한중 고고도미사일방어체계(THAAD·사드) 배치 갈등, 한일 위안부 협상 등 RCEP 참가국들 간 여러 갈등 요인이 상존하는 상황에서 다자간 경제협력체가 간접적인 영향을 미칠 수 있기 때문이다.
This is because multilateral economic cooperation can have an indirect effect in a situation where various conflict factors exist among the RCEP participants, such as disputes over territorial rights in the South China Sea, disputes over the deployment of the High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD) between South Korea and China, and negotiations on the comfort women between South Korea and Japan.