The second Regional Workshop on Implementing the Biological Weapons Convention and Promoting Biosafety and Biosecurity in Southeast Asia was held from 18 to 20 November 2025 in Guangzhou, China.

The Workshop was co-hosted by the People’s Republic of China and Malaysia, supported by the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs, and organized by the Sun Yat-sen University. Government officials and experts from China and 10 Southeast Asian countries as well as representatives from international organizations attended the workshop. Mr WANG Daxue, Deputy Director General of the Department of Arms Control of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China delivered remarks in the opening ceremony of the workshop.

Participants exchanged views on implementing and strengthening the BWC, enhancing national biosafety and biosecurity, and promoting regional and international cooperation. China and Malaysia issued a co-chairs summary of the workshop during the closing session.