 Work for further integration continued, and the ASEAN Plus Three, consisting of ASEAN, China, Japan, and South Korea, was created in 1997.ASEAN Plus Three is a forum that functions as a coordinator of co-operation between the ASEAN and the three East Asian nations of China, South Korea, and Japan.Government leaders, ministers, and senior officials from the 10 members of the ASEAN and the three East Asian states consult on an increasing range of issues.