Why do the Malaysian Chinese seem to be so pro PRC while the Singaporean Chinese are indifferent to it?

为什么马来西亚华人非常支持中国，但新加坡华人却无动于衷？

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Random Commentator

If you ask me, this is UMNO's and the general Ketuanan Melayu fault. You keep calling the Chinese Pendatang, of course they would affiliate and at times gravitate towards China. Look at Singaporeans, the principal and identity we are taught, we are independent, we are from this side, and we have our own interests in the region.

如果你问我的想法，我会说这是巫统（马来西亚国民统一组织）和马莱尤将军的错。你们一直说华人是外来者，所以他们当然会依附中国，被中国吸引。看看新加坡人，我们一直被告诫我们是独立的，我们来自新加坡，我们在这个地区有自己的利益。

Boon Tan

In what point you see Chinese Malaysian is Pro PRC. Why don't you just say ask why they dislike the American FBI? I guest they will give you a quick answer. America is creating war all over the world. So simple. Why can't you realize that?

你是从什么角度看出马来西亚华人亲华的呢？你为什么不直接问问他们，为什么不喜欢美国联邦调查局？我觉得他们很快就会给你答复的。美国在世界各地挑起战争。就是这么简单。但你们怎么就视而不见呢？

Amadeus Low

Singaporeans are treated like Singaporeans. Chinese Malaysians are treated like second class citizens.

The Malaysia government include Islam administration as part the federal structure where taxes are spent on Islamic matters and preachers but none on other religions.

The Malays get to buy property with 10% discount regardless of if they are the rich ones or the poor ones. Such is not done at the free will of the developers , but rather enforced by laws and regulations.

there are more such examples. It is like the government wanted to make Chinese feel mistreated so that they can migrate out from here.

新加坡人被当作新加坡人对待。但马来西亚华人一直被当作二等公民来对待。

马来西亚政府将YSL教政府作为联邦结构的组成部分，国家税收被用于YSL教事务和传教士，其他宗教得不到任何财务支持。

马来人不论贫富，在购买房产时都可以享受10%的折扣。这并不是开发商自愿的，但是法律法规就是这样强制执行的。

这样的例子还有很多。马来政府似乎想借此让华人感到不公，让他们移民出去。

Victoria Deng

Why are you guys so concerned about us whether we are pro or anti China？ Did China massacre your nation people？Put your time into more constructive thing rather than holding grudge against who China that did nothing harmful to you！ Use your brain wisely！

为什么你们这么关心我们是亲华还是反华？把你的时间花在更有建设性的事情上，不要对从未伤害过你的中国怀恨在心行吗！长了脑子是要用的！

Eddie VVP

They just have a stronger sense of justice, what's right what's wrong and sharper eyes to see through the hypocrisy and double standards of the overloading western hegemony

他们只是拥有更强的正义感，更敏锐的眼光，能看穿西方霸权的虚伪和双标。

Michael Teo

I am not really sure about Malaysian Chinese, but the more the racial card is played over and over again by puerile Malaysian politicians, more and more of their Chinese citizens become pro-China.

As for Singaporean Chinese, they are more discerning. Their loyalty lies with Singapore, their country, but this does not mean they are anti-China. In fact, the more the western politicians and medias spew falsehoods and demonize China, the more pro China the Chinese become, as they can see, (and have visited China), to know the truths, that the China today is not the hardcore Co unist China of the Maoist era.

That China is very progressive, modern and economically, a power house in international trade. The people in China today, are as free as you and I in our countries, free to live the lives they want, have the education and pursue the business or career they prefer, without hindrance from the , so long as they abide by the country's laws, rules, and regulations. It's a safe, and progressive environment unlike some so called “de ocratic” nations in rhe West !!

我不太确定马来西亚华人的情况，但愚蠢的马来西亚政客们越是打种族牌，他们的华人公民就会越来越亲华。

至于新加坡华人，他们更具慧眼。他们忠诚于新加坡，他们的国家，但这并不意味着他们就反华了。事实上，西方政客和媒体越是散布谎言，越是妖魔化中国，华人就越亲华，正如他们自己亲眼所见到的，(他们访问过中国)，他们了解了真相，今天的中国已经不是早期的中国了。

现在的中国已经是一个非常进步、非常现代、经济发达的国家，是国际贸易中的强国。今天的中国人民，就像我们国家里的你和我一样自由，可以自由地过自己想要的生活，接受教育，从事自己喜欢的事业或职业。只要他们遵守国家的法律、法规和条例，就不会被政府找麻烦。中国是一个安全和进步的环境，不像西方那些所谓的“皿煮”国家一样！！

Ooi CG 黄再业

I am Malaysian Chinese by default. I am neither pro nor anti PRC, my loyalty is to my homeland call Malaysia. PRC is the ancestral motherland of my ancestors make no different to me in term of loyalty. At most I admire China progress just like any other developed nation.

Any perceived discrimination, that is another topic for discussion. Any racism in society, that is individual racist trait that does not represent entire race! The silent majority still live in peace and harmony in this multi racial society. Many of them struggle daily try to put food on table to feed their family.

我默认自己是马来西亚华人。我既不支持也不反对中国，我忠诚于我的祖国—马来西亚。中华人民共和国是我祖辈的祖国，跟我的忠诚没有什么冲突。我欣赏中国的进步，就像欣赏其他发达国家一样。

至于歧视，那是另一个要讨论的话题。社会上任何的种族主义，都是个人种族主义，并不代表整个种族！大多数人还是在多种族社会中和睦生活着。他们中有许多人每天都在为了养家糊口而努力。

Rico Chee

Only older Malaysian Chinese are pro-PRC in general, the younger ones who grow up in Malaysia- we don’t share the same sentiment having grown up with different values and political environments. I’d say there’s little to no difference in how young Malaysian Chinese and Singaporean Chinese view PRC.

Some of us are really overwhelmingly pro-PRC due to business ties with China in which the rise of PRC is directly linked to this group’s economic well-being. Having said that, most of us don’t dislike PRC by default, but we don’t really think of it too favourably either. Most young Malaysian Chinese are rather neutral on PRC, I’d say. We understand the economic might of China but can relate to ROC (Taiwan) more with its soft cultures.

一般来说，只有年长的马来西亚华人会比较亲华，在马来西亚长大的年轻一代—我们在不同的价值观和政治环境中长大，所以我们跟老一辈不一样了。我觉得年轻的马来西亚华人和新加坡华人对中国的看法基本上没有区别。

我们中有些人确实非常支持中国，因为他们和中国有商贸往来，中国的崛起与这个群体的经济利益直接相关。我们大多数人并不是不喜欢中国，但我们确实也不是太喜欢中国。大多数年轻的马来西亚华人对中国持中立态度。

John Chin

The question is misleading.

The 7 million Malaysian ethnic Chinese is not a monolithic bloc. For example, while older Malaysian Chinese tend to support PRC official stance in the ongoing Hong , a substantial number of youngsters have identified themselves with Hong Kong protesters. Many young Chinese in Malaysia are sympathetic to the cry for in . These young Malaysian Chinese’s view of the PRC is shaped by Western liberal media.

这个问题具有误导性。

700万马来西亚华人并不是铁板一块。例如，虽然年长的马来西亚华人支持中国的立场，但很多年轻人却把自己和香港抗议者归为一类。马来西亚的许多年轻华人同情香港人的呼声。这些年轻的马来西亚华人对中国的看法被西方媒体操纵了。

Another example — In the 2018 general election, the former Malaysian government’s attempt to play China card by showcasing mega projects under Belt and Road Initiative failed to impress Malaysian Chinese voters. Malaysian Chinese overwhelmingly voted for the then opposition led by Tun Mahathir Mohammad, who once in power suspended and later renegotiated with China on the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, slashing project cost from RM66 billion to RM44 billion.

还有另一个例子，在2018年大选中，马来西亚前政府试图通过“一带一路”的大型项目来打中国牌，但却没能打动马来西亚华人选民。马来西亚华人以压倒性多数的选票支持当时由敦马哈迪领导的反对党。敦马哈迪曾一度叫停东岸铁路项目，后来与中国重新谈判，将项目造价从660亿令吉削减至440亿令吉。

On the other hand, although there is a large number of Singaporean Chinese who identify with its own government’s equidistance stance towards both PRC and the Western bloc, there is a vocal minority who is staunchly pro-PRC. In fact, you find them here in Quora

So which group of ethnic Chinese has more pro-PRC tendency? Honestly, it’s hard to tell. Most of the answers here are no better than guesswork conditioned by bias.

另一方面，虽然有大量新加坡华人认同自己的政府对中国和西方集团的立场相对中立，但仍有少数人坚定地支持中国。事实上，你可以在Quora上就能看到他们的身影。

那么，哪个华人群体更支持中国呢？老实讲，这很难说。这里的大多数回答都是带着偏见的猜测。

Several answers cited “discrimination policies against Malaysian Chinese” as the reason for “lack of loyalty” among Malaysian Chinese.

The race-based affirmative action policy practiced by Malaysia is indeed divisive and controversial. It is a complex issue with political reality rooted in history and demography. It will take more than a Quora answer to explain (which I’m not inclined to do)

一些回答将“针对马来西亚华人的歧视政策”列为马来西亚华人“缺乏忠诚”的原因。

马来西亚实行的基于种族的平权行动政策确实引发了分歧和争议。但这是一个非常复杂的问题，其政治现实植根于马来历史和人口情况。但这绝不是Quora上一则回答就能够解释的（我自己压根也不想尝试）。

Among the Malaysian Chinese population, there is a group called Peranakan (more commonly known as Baba and Nyonya) who have lived for several centuries in the land called Malaysia today. Peranakan Chinese have assimilated into the local Malay culture — speaking fluent Malay and dressed in traditional Malay attire. Despite their cultural assimilation, they are not treated as the Bumiputra (son of the soil) as Malay does. So Peranakan Chinese “suffer” the same “discrimination” like other ethnic Chinese.

在马来西亚华人中，有一个叫做土生华人的群体(通常被称为巴巴和娘惹)，他们在今天的马来西亚土地上生活了几个世纪。土生华人已经融入了当地的马来文化—能说一口流利的马来语，穿着传统的马来服装。虽然他们的文化被同化了，但他们并没有像马来人那样被当做土著。所以土生华人和其他华人一样“遭受”着同样的“歧视”。

Marcus Yan

It’s actually quite simple.

When you feel cannot trust your government to look out for your own interest, you will be tempted to wave the flag of another country who you think might be in a position to help you if something goes very wrong.

What you are tempted to do is one thing. But if you actually do wave the flag of another country, expect consequences.

This is the same whether it is Hong Kong or Malaysia.

In Singapore our fate is in our own hands and we will not feel pressured to take sides.

其实很简单。

如果你不相信政府会照顾你的利益时，你就会支持另一个国家，你觉得如果局面变得非常糟糕，这个国家可能还会帮助你。

你想做什么是一回事，但如果你真的为其他国家摇旗呐喊，就等着看看会是后果吧。

无论是香港还是马来西亚，情况都是一样的。

在新加坡，我们的命运掌握在我们自己的手中，我们没有选边站队的压力。

Megan Ram

Simple

Malaysia has made it clear it will not support Chinese dominance and gave Malay superiority the priority, hence the Chinese need to stand along witheir kind, and as China people , not ALL but many are very nice in general whereas Singapore, is multiracial only to a certain extent with Chinese locals’ dominance in most areas,,at least 50–55%,,, rest being between whites, ,Indians, and Malays, others .

Also Malaysia has China big investors a many…..

很简单

马来西亚已经明确表示，不会支持华人占据优势地位，而且他们优先考虑马来人的利益，所以华人必须和他们的族群站在一起，作为中国人，虽然并非所有人，但多数人总体上都很友善，但新加坡是多种族社会，在一定程度上，华人本地人在大多数地区都占据主导地位，至少占到50-55%，剩下的有白人，印度人，马来人和其他人。

另外，马来西亚有不少中国投资者.....

Over here, they , local Chinese, want to be the “ in charge” .

Hence Chinese influx is not welcomed by many.

Many Indians, Malays , including myself found it hard to get jobs at times in the past,and some still do,,,based on being unable to speak Chinese….etc. Even though we are capable of the job, or even better In some areas.

在这里，他们，当地的华人，想要成为“掌权人”。

所以，很多人并不欢迎中国人涌入马来西亚。

许多印度人，马来人，包括我自己在内，过去都觉得很难找到工作，有些人现在依然觉得如此，因为他们不会说中文....等等。即便我们实际上有能力胜任这份工作，甚至在某些方面还会做得更好。