South China Sea source of Philippine-China connection not conflict – Filipino scholar <br /><br />The South China Sea has been a source of connection between China and the Philippines and not a source of conflict, said a Filipino scholar at the just-concluded 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum on Friday.<br /><br />Rommel Banlaoi, president of Philippine Society for International Security Studies, said it was Western colonization that turned the Philippines' positive attitude toward China into hostility.<br /><br />"We want to go back to our shared path of peaceful coexistence. The South China Sea was not the sea that divided Filipinos and the Chinese. The South China Sea was the source of our connection, the source of our shared history, the source of our shared experiences, but that kind of history was distorted by colonialism," he said.<br /><br />CHINA CENTRAL TELEVISION (CCTV),CHINA GLOBAL TELEVISION NETWORK (CGTN) VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#TheManilaTimes <br />#worldnews <br />#westphilippinesea <br />#philippines <br />#china
