1. Q: What are the main ethnic groups in Malaysia?
A: Malays, Chinese, and Indians.
2. Q: Are Malays indigenous to Malaysia?
A: No.
3.Q: When did Malays, Chinese, and Indians immigrate to Malaysia on a large scale?
A: 13th century, late 19th century, early 20th century.
4. Q: What is the biggest ethnic issue in Malaysia?
A: The issue of Malay, Chinese, and Indian interactions.
5. Q: Is Malaysia's ethnic issue mainly a conflict between two ethnic groups?
A: Malays and Chinese.
6. Q: What are the reasons for the formation of ethnic issues in Malaysia?
A: In history, both British colonial authorities and Japanese militarists implemented policies of ethnic division and oppression in Malaysia.
Both the UK and Japan implemented pro Malay policies towards Malaysia, granting Malays political privileges and creating numerous obstacles for Chinese participation in politics, thus giving Malays an absolute advantage in politics.
In terms of economy, Chinese people cannot obtain land, and they can only act as laborers to accumulate capital and engage in commercial activities. However, the diligent efforts of Chinese people have led to success in the economic field and widened the economic gap with Malays. The huge economic gap between Malays and Chinese has further exacerbated the barriers and contradictions between them.
The economic success has given Chinese people greater political aspirations, which has shaken the political status of Malays. Malays are also prone to imbalanced attitudes towards the economic achievements of Chinese people. Ethnic conflicts arise as a result.
7. Q: What policies does the Malaysian government have to address ethnic issues?
A: Ethnic balance policy, new economic policy, new development policy.
8. Q: Who proposed the racial balance policy?
A: Malaysia's founding Prime Minister - Rahman.
9. Q: What is the main content of the racial balance policy?
A: Encourage the common development of all ethnic groups in an equal environment, that is, to allow Malays to maintain their political advantage, Chinese to maintain their economic advantage, and Indians to demonstrate their strength in the labor industry.
10. Q: What are the results of the racial balance policy?
A: The economic gap between Malays and Chinese has further widened.
11. Q: When was the new economic policy implemented?
A: In the 1970s and 1980s.
12. Q: What is the relationship between new economic policies and ethnic issues?
A: The Lazak government believes that the fundamental reason for the outbreak of ethnic incidents is the low economic status of Malays, while Chinese and Indians can gain political status through democratic elections based on their economic advantages. Therefore, the Lazak government implemented a new economic policy to "support Malaysia and suppress China", attempting to change the unfavorable situation of Malays in the economic field.
13. Q: What are the main contents of the new economic policy?
A: Redistributing and adjusting economic disparities among ethnic groups through government intervention. Malaysia must achieve harmonious coexistence among various ethnic groups while maintaining the principle of priority for Malays.
14. Q: When will the new development policy be implemented?
A: From the 1990s to
