MCA deputy president Wee Ka Siong has asked the government to stop reinforcing the stereotype of the “wealthy Chinese”. It does not matter if it is the Malays, Chinese, Indians or any other race… each race has members on both ends of the income spectrum. A sensible government ought to comprehend that it is paramount for all citizens to be treated fairly. He said the needy and vulnerable should be provided with a solid social protection network, regardless of their ethnicity. The PM would not ease up on reinforcing the fallacious stereotype that ‘the Chinese are the wealthy ones’ in order to rationalise the neglect of the interests of Malaysian Chinese. Be reasonable and think how one can expect policies set forth by apartheid ideologies to resolve any ill-feelings that exist in a multiracial society. These baseless words of our prime minister have sent sparks of enmity towards the Chinese community. Mahathir should stop using the Chinese as a sacrificial lamb in his attempt to further his racial ideologies. Wealth has nothing to do with skin colour, religion or gender. If the government really wants to tackle poverty, action needs to be directed towards the poor and not distort socioeconomic issues into a topic laced with racial undertones. He said the majority of the six million Malaysian Chinese in 2018 were working class, not dissimilar from how most Bumiputeras are wage-earners. The Chinese mostly ‘depend’ on frugality, hard work and self-reliance in an attempt to accumulate wealth. More importantly, the Chinese value education above all else; they will strive to give the best education to their children, regardless of how little money they might have.

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Source : Free Malaysia Today