Malaysian Chinese federal representation : limited prospects?

• Main Author: Rayar, Nawaljeet Singh
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; Country and Region Studies
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152542
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Earlier this week, an internal debate within the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) spilled into the public domain. Ronnie Liu’s comments cautioning against the party “dilut[ing] its Chineseness” were swiftly condemned by party leaders who reiterated the party’s multiracial platform. This inci...