In the view of Lam Chee-kheung, senior research fellow in the Institute of East Asian Studies at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, multiracial integration is inevitable in Malaysia. However, "it wouldn't work if we attempted the 'assimilation' approach adopted in the past by Thailand and Indonesia." Integration, says Lin, must be the product of equality, respect, and interaction.
砂拉越馬來西亞大學東亞研究所婆羅洲華族研究中心資深研究員林煜堂表示，多元種族的整合是大馬必然的趨勢，但「現在用以往泰國、印尼採取的『同化』方式是行不通了，」他說，整合必須透過平等尊重、交流互動產生。