The APFSD country and sub-regional briefs were developed through collective discussions and engagements between youth advocates at the APFSD Youth Forum on March 14-16, 2021. The East Asia ( Japan, China, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia) drafting team consists of Kouadio Yao, Joseph Marie, Jean Marcel, and Munkh-Erdene Davaajav. Overall supervision was provided by the ARROW team.