Senior Officials of ASEAN Member States and China met for the 23rd ASEAN-China SOM-DOC on 21 February 2025 at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. The Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Political-Security Community was also in attendance. Ahead of the Post-Ministerial Conference Session with China in July, the Meeting reviewed the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea and discussed the progress of the negotiations of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC). The Meeting is the first of several SOM-DOC meetings scheduled for the year.