Global Times - ‘For the sake of Filipino nation, we should not take any side’: Philippine scholar at Beijing Xiangshan Forum
“We have been historically very friendly with each other for centuries long before the Western colonizers came. Let’s go back to where we have been.”
This was true for the entirety of Maritime Southeast Asia.
On the other hand, Tabunda suggested that relevant parties should "abandon the ‘territorial perspective’ on the South China Sea, and adopt a new one similar to China’s concept of “pursuing joint development while shelving disputes.”
Joint development has proved to be a robust way to ensure peace while negating Western imperialist meddling.
The Jakarta Post - Broadening the prospects for shared future of China-ASEAN community
*Note: I would rate The Jakarta Post to something like SCMP. Sometimes the article itself is fine, sometimes it is Liberalism. The paper itself has ties to the Indonesian ruling class and intellectual elite.