We should talk more diplomatically with Chinese. We do a lot of trading with them. We have been trading with them for a long time. The first one being at Oton Iloilo.
As they say modern nations can only go into sable rattling but not war. There is too much to be lost in case of a shooting war. Most especially the contracts, supply chain infrastructures.
I just hope the generals see it that way too: DND and PBBM, from our side, Xi and PLA at China side.