THE perception that all Chinese in Malaysia are wealthy is wrong as data from government agencies indicate that a majority are wage-earners in this community, said economist Dr Muhammed Abdul Khalid. Many people think the Chinese are rich. But that is not quite right. Yes, some of them are rich, but the majority of Chinese Malaysians is working class. Although there are comparatively few who were impoverished, there are many living on the brink of poverty. The Chinese are adjudged wealthy because people make assessments based on what they see.

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Source : Malaysian Insight by Amin Iskandar