On 14 December 2015, Ms. Yan Yan, deputy director of the Division of International Exchanges at the NISCSS, attended the ASEAN Regional Forum Workshop on Maritime Risks Management and Cooperation in Beijing and delivered a speech on the measures to build military confidence in the South China Sea. The topics of this workshop included “Asia-Pacific existing maritime security situation and cooperation”, “evaluate the progress of existing maritime security cooperation”, “maritime risk management and CBMs in the Asia-Pacific”, and “practical maritime security cooperation under bilateral and regional arrangements”.

This workshop brought together more than 50 representatives of diplomatic, defense, coast guard, maritime affairs and shipping agencies from China, the United States, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and other member countries of ASEAN Regional Forum.