The ASEAN Regional Forum Defense Officials' Dialogue (ARF-DOD) was held in Shanghai on Thursday, according to a press release from the Defense Ministry.

The dialogue was co-hosted by the defense ministries of China and Brunei, which is chairing ASEAN this year.

The press release said nearly 60 representatives from ASEAN countries and 25 ARF member countries, including Russia, the United States, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea and Japan, as well as the ASEAN Secretariat, participated in the dialogue.

"They spoke highly of ARF's work on the promotion of trust-building measures and precautionary diplomacy, as well as exchanged views on the future development of the forum," the press release said.