On May 7, 2008, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei attended a senior officials' meeting of ASEAN and China, Japan and ROK (10+3) in Singapore, elaborating on China's positions and views on the implementation of the Second Joint Statement on East Asia Cooperation and its plan of action, as well as the follow-up action of last year's ASEAN Plus Three Summit.

On the same day, He held a courtesy meeting with Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yong-Boon Yeo. He also held bilateral meetings with senior officials from such countries as Singapore, Australia and Thailand, exchanging views on issues including bilateral ties, East Asia cooperation and security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.