The Chinese Dilemma by Tun M

"Kongsi" concept: Each side has to sacrifice something, so we have no one else can gain something
In response to the emergence of a Malaysian political party, Umno and its success in rejecting the British Union inspired Malay, the Chinese community in the 1940s saw the need for a political party of their own to present your views to British government.
Malthus that the MCA and born under Sir Tan Cheng Lock Malacca designed. Although it was intended to counteract the influence of Umno and the protection of the interests of the Chinese community, the events have changed the strategy and the role of the MCA.
In 1952 the leaders of UMNO MCA Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur and industry leaders decided that the Kuala Lumpur municipal elections, they should not be against each other, but try to candidates in the constituencies whose support each other should.
The results startled to almost all non-racist parties. Realization of political advantage cooperate with each other, the Tunku (Abdul Rahman) and Sir Tan Cheng Lock and senior officers of MCA and Umno decided to formalize their cooperation by establishing the Alliance, a coalition of MCA and Umno.
The basis of this coalition that the idea of ​​mutual support and the sharing of purchased power. Should Buoyed by the success of the Alliance Party in the 1955 elections, in which the MIC joined the Tunku looked more friendly to the proposal of Sir Cheng Lock citizenship based on jus soli (citizenship by birth in her country) and not saguinis cogens ( Malaysian citizenship on the nationality of the father or the mother, ie citizenship based on blood ties).
Not quite agree with the Tunku, but still well chosen to give a million Chinese ships and Indian citizens without reservation.
Thus, the confrontation between the Chinese and Malays is changed to positive cooperation.
It was a classic Kongsi gasoline is established, a share of the company. Is a give and take arrangement in which each party must sacrifice something and we have no one else can gain something to share.
Since the Malays are the majority of citizens, they naturally have led the Alliance. But the Chinese and Indians were without adequate food. In all cases, the Malay political power would be mitigated by the Chinese and Indians voting and economic power.
The Tunku saw immediate benefits of "Kongsi", as he did not want to believe, Malays and the Chinese government employees want in business. There would be no conflict or struggle between them.
Indians fill professional positions. He did not foresee the day when the government could not create enough jobs for the greatly increased number of Malays.
The Alliance Kongsi worked well. But Singapore joined Malaysia in 1963.
Immediately sought the PAP Chinese support in condemning the alliance Kongsi as detrimental to the Chinese. Malaysians, said the PAP are not equal. There should be a Malay in Malaysia, where all services should be based on the merits, with the best for all, regardless of race.
Without a word, what the PAP has not deduct the Malays do not deserve their positions. If the best govern the country. The eyes of the PAP, Singapore of what people controlled most qualified. They did happen, that it is almost all Chinese accidental.
In the elections of 1964, the Chinese gene-rally MCA Malaysia and assessed their association with the Malays. They rejected the PAP and its chauvinistic appeal, giving it a single seat
The Tunku directed that the PAP has not been to Singapore DECIDED should not be a part of Malaysia. But what the PAP does not. The rest of the party in Malaysia has the DAP Malaysia formula introduced to further weaken the performance principle Malaysian Chinese support for MCA.
Constantly harping on Malay privileges and injustice for the Chinese name, DAP gradually eroded the idea Kongsi in multiracial coalition of Barisan Nasional.
Despite the fact that the Barisan Nasional has supported the teaching of the Chinese and the use of the Chinese language, the DAP convinced many Chinese are Chinese, their culture and language not suitable for treatment givenName Barisan Nasional coalition.
MCA attacked, not enough for the Chinese.

Cooperate with each realization of political advantage, Tunku Abdul Rahman decided, Mr. Tan Cheng Lock and leaders of MCA and Umno their cooperation by establishing the Alliance, formalize an association of MCA and Umno.