In 2002, ASEAN and China issued the ‘Joint Declaration of ASEAN and China on Cooperation in the Field of Non-Traditional Security Issues’6 in the framework of ASEAN Plus One. The priority operating issues are illegal drug trafficking, trafficking in persons and children, terrorism, arms smuggling, money laundering, international economic crime and cyber crime. The signatories to the Declaration also agreed to enhance their ability to share information, undertake coordinated actions, and strengthen and reinforce state capability to work towards common goals.