The Third Trilateral High-Level Dialogue on the Arctic was held on June 8, 2018 in Shanghai. Special Representative for Arctic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Gao Feng, Ambassador for Arctic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Kang Jeong-sik, and Ambassador in charge of Arctic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Eiji Yamamoto attended the Dialogue. Vice Mayor of Shanghai Xu Kunlin attended the welcoming activities held for the representatives.

The three countries recognized the global challenges and international impacts brought by the changes in the Arctic, and expressed the willingness to continue to contribute to the peaceful, stable and sustainable development of the Arctic. The three countries welcomed the white paper on China's Arctic Policy officially publicized this January by the Chinese government, and agreed to make scientific research in the Arctic a priority for cooperation. The three countries welcomed the conclusion of negotiations on the draft Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean, and expressed that they will continue to support the work of the Arctic Council. The three countries issued a joint statement after the meeting.

The Trilateral High-Level Dialogue on the Arctic is one of the outcomes of the Sixth Trilateral Summit in 2015 and serves as an important platform for strengthening exchanges in the Arctic policy and promoting practical cooperation in the Arctic among three countries. The Joint Declaration of the Seventh Trilateral Summit this May expressed its support for the Dialogue, and reiterated the importance of cooperation in the Arctic among the three countries. The Fourth Trilateral High-Level Dialogue on the Arctic will be held in the ROK in 2019.