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.