How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time
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The clear and present dangertvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 T `3 u2 C# N9 u' n% F
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If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain as
6 B. g0 U* g4 l9 u7 [; t2 z5.39.217.76picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.5 B3 l) ^# o5 c1 t x
The tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and many
1 K) V3 { e" _7 w5.39.217.76new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those
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5 H( I7 M5 y' z6 c, m5.39.217.76How about Malaysia a hundred years from now?
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Lee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight5.39.217.765 S# I/ C5 T2 A+ G, \3 k! W
20 years later.1 K. x/ z9 {( B1 p. C
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He said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malaystvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' ?- p& L, w! z0 k0 @" P
in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value theTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。3 p& a7 \9 j7 s; Y8 |9 h* z( E f
Chinese population less and less.
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The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of5.39.217.768 u9 g4 {3 M$ K2 F4 A5 P5 h0 e
the pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,
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overseas, who would decide not to come back. E9 M$ O8 `3 j# Y6 R+ p5 Y
"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making the
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Statistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystemstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 ^8 w" ^- i/ K. C& K4 U
are not here without a reason.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* X/ [* Q7 j& z5 ?
( W' [) B* {6 N6 pMM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarks公仔箱論壇* `9 B4 l. S6 z4 f2 J+ k; y
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.5.39.217.763 ?' @ r1 `8 _ d4 T& E
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If this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we cantvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 C9 }& p% P: x; q
imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a
2 p7 n- K7 B P; l5 N& Zhundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to
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will not be reduced to a rare species by then.
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! Q, U/ Q* R* z7 B* g+ X3 p, XThe ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steadytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; k' h9 ^+ T9 `2 \( D
decline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,5.39.217.762 `; q$ Q3 F" [4 f
they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressive
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.
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) O2 q* _9 d8 V3 b6 a0 d X( eTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。But Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait
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They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths and
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predestination.
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The next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese
; N+ D4 M; z4 ^, z! ZMalaysians. If the country's policies get more and more
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- e; Y8 I- {' I5 z7 o2 p7 d5 Q5.39.217.76On the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' d2 u8 j6 W7 ? F- \8 N# }, _
conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the
% J; p. R7 O" p( l. R$ T( B# ?5.39.217.76common Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of
! Y1 ~5 m, M. N; i% \0 i, Xsecularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have aTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 ?+ m3 e) U# F; K! ^8 B3 z! U
much more promising future here.
% ?) `0 J( v- u8 T& {, j1 ] x公仔箱論壇So will Malaysia .
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Whatever happens to this country or our society, the most important
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be their very own competitiveness. h0 I* T/ q$ P/ S& ~
) M; a$ c; O: F5 B公仔箱論壇In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly
- c2 Y; E' W: U1 G, v1 gobscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our
) A# E2 d" M: r- D5.39.217.76internal conditions remain this bleak.
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. w) t) q/ F( |$ q! C' fTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years
8 `3 a* q3 y& s$ k$ g5.39.217.76from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.公仔箱論壇! W f* G# o/ W) L+ T5 ?& X
) l7 c& `+ _* P1 P: yMeaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking公仔箱論壇: e; b' |3 {: x8 u! L8 G/ q y% }
place within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese
7 f# G( K0 H e0 _" n" G- tcommunity further, blurring their vision of the clear and present公仔箱論壇0 A2 u L* \9 g" d8 Z! w. S
danger.
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What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre and
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