On July 21, 2011, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with his Indonesian counterpart Marty Natalegawa, Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongloun Sisoulith, Myanmar Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin, ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan and South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan on the sidelines of series of foreign ministers' meetings of ASEAN Regional Forum in Bali, Indonesia.

During Yang's meeting with Marty Natalegawa, Foreign Minister of Indonesia, which is the rotating chair of ASEAN, both sides shared the same view that China-Indonesia relations enjoy a sound development momentum and the two countries should implement the consensus reached by both leaders on further promoting bilateral relations and boost pragmatic cooperation in all sectors. The two sides believe that the China-ASEAN agreement on the guidelines of implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) sends a positive signal and the next step is to speed up pragmatic cooperation. Yang also praised the positive role that Marty plays as Indonesia is the rotating chair of ASEAN.

During a meeting with Lao Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, Yang said as this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties, the two countries should enhance high-level exchanges, deepen cooperation in economy and trade, keep coordination and cooperation on multilateral occasions and boost China-Laos bilateral relations to a new level. Thongloun agreed with Yang and thanked China for its long-term help and support.

During Yang's meeting with Myanmar Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin, the two sides agreed to work on a plan of action on strengthening China-Myanmar comprehensive strategic partnership, expand the scale of economic and trade cooperation, enhance people-to-people interaction, maintain communication on border affairs and step up support and cooperation with each other in international and regional affairs as well as in multilateral mechanisms.

While meeting with ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan, Yang praised the agreement on the guidelines of implementing the DOC, saying this is conducive to increasing mutual trust and calling for initiating pragmatic cooperation as soon as possible. The Chinese side hoped ASEAN will provide positive feedback on China's cooperation initiative. Surin said the agreement, which is of historical significance, injects new vitality into bilateral ties and proves to the world that the two sides are able to manage and control disparities. Both sides agreed to make efforts to ensure success of the Commemorative Summit marking the establishment of the dialogue relations between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and enhance bilateral pragmatic cooperation and humanities exchanges. Both sides also exchanged views on East Asian cooperation.

During Yang's meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan, both sides expressed satisfaction with the development of the bilateral relations in all fields, saying both countries will commit to strengthening strategic cooperative partnership. As to the situation in the Korean Peninsula, the two sides stressed the importance of dialogue and consultation, hoping all parties should make joint effort to safeguard peace and stability of the peninsula. Yang said the six-party talks and the dialogue between South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea can complement with each other. South Korea appreciated China's effort in safeguarding the stability of the peninsula, Kim said.