📋 Tender Overview
On August 14, 2025, China and ASEAN countries held the 24th Senior Official Meeting in Kuching, Malaysia to implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea. Hong Liang, Director of the Border and Coast Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Amran, Secretary-General of the Malaysian Foreign Ministry, co-chaired the meeting, and senior officials and representatives of ASEAN countries attended. China and ASEAN countries unanimously believe that maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea is of great significance, and support strengthening dialogue, maintaining restraint, properly punishing differences, enhancing mutual trust, and maintaining stability in the maritime situation. All parties agreed to continue to fully and effectively implement the Declaration and deepen cooperation in the fields of marine environmental protection, scientific research, search and rescue, law enforcement, etc. All parties fully affirmed the positive progress made in the consultation on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea and agreed to make good plans and designs in the next stage, accelerate the consultation process, strive to reach the Code as soon as possible, and jointly maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea. From August 11 to 13, China and ASEAN countries also held the 48th joint working group meeting to implement the Declaration.
