On September 13, 2024, China and ASEAN countries held the 22nd Senior Officials' Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea in Xi'an. The Director-General of the Border and Maritime Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hong Liang, and the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, Amran, co-chaired the meeting, attended by senior officials and representatives of ASEAN countries. China and ASEAN countries agre...