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Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) (simplified Chinese: 马来西亚华人公会; traditional Chinese: 馬來西亞華人公會; pinyin: Mǎláixīyà Huárén Gōnghuì; Cantonese: MaLoiSaiYa WahYen KoongWui; Malay: Persatuan Cina Malaysia) is a uni-racial political party in Malaysia that represents the Malaysian Chinese ethnic, is one of the three major component parties of the ruling coalition in Malaysia called the Barisan Nasional (BN) in Malay, or National Front in English. Along with the largest and third largest component party in BN, i.e. United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), MCA has a strong influence over the political arena in Malaysia. Through its substantial holding of companies such as Huaren Holdings, MCA also controls five other significant media press companies, i.e., The Star, being Malaysia's best-selling English language newspaper; Sin Chew Jit Pao, Nanyang Siang Pau, and China Press, being three of the best-selling Chinese newspapers in Kuala Lumpur and Central Region of West Malaysia; and Guang Ming Daily being a smaller press in northern West Malaysia. Over the years, the domination of media press caused major resentments in the sub-divided party, namely Team B of MCA and the press reporters for breaching freedom of the press in the country. Since independence, Democratic Action Party (DAP) which is a multi-racial opposition party in Malaysia poses as the biggest rival to MCA. Like MIC, MCA performed weakly in the 2008 general election by having majority leaders lost in the contest, including Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun and former Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Datuk Tan Chai Ho. Being the party chairman, Datuk Seri Ong did not seek any cabinet or ministerial post but to commit himself in restoring the party.
[edit] History
[edit] FormationThe Malaysian Chinese Association was formed on February 27, 1949 as the Malayan Chinese Association by the Kuomintang (KMT) members as an alternative and also in opposition to the Malayan Communist Party. This formation was with the implicit support by post-World War II British Reoccupation Authority. The first leaders of the MCA were Kuomintang army leaders. Mr Leong Yew Koh, was a KMT major general who became a cabinet minister and later became governor of Malacca; Malaysia's first minister of finance, Tun Henry H.S. Lee, was a colonel; and Dr Lim Chong Eu, the leader of the Radical Party, and joined the MCA in 1952, was a colonel (medical) doctor in the Kuomintang. At that time, the MCA members then were divided according to their respective home states. Tun Tan Cheng Lock, who was a member of the Malayan Anti-Japanese League, was its inaugural president. Tun Tan Cheng Lock did not enter the cabinet on independence. This was believed to be because his rival, Tun H.S. Lee, from Selangor, was in. Others thought that this was due to health reasons. [edit] Post-May 1969 riotsThe third Malaysian general elections were held on May 10, 1969. Of the 33 parliamentary seats contested, the Malaysian Chinese Association managed only to retain 13. The MCA lost control of the Penang State Government. In 1974, Tan Siew Sin resigned from all of his party and government posts on April 8 for "health reasons". [edit] The new generationThe new generation MCA leaders understood the struggles of their previous leaders and uphold the party's mission and vision for a united and prosperous Malaysia for all. The cooperation within the National Front (Barisan Nasional) coalition by all parties is based on moderation and respect for each other; which is the foundation for a strong government. In the last few years, MCA has also formed MCA Lifelong Learning, headed by Quek Ngee Meng. There is also a MCA Lifelong Learning Reading Club. [edit] Post-2008 General Elections self-analysisOng Ka Ting in March 2008 after the National Front mediocre performance at the General Election said that the MCA should reinvent itself. An obvious direction would be to turn into a multi-ethnic party like the Gerakan and People's Progressive Party (PPP) but that would mean a Malaysian Citizens' Association rather than a Malaysian Chinese Association. The party might still have a pro-Chinese agenda, but it would be increasing open to representing the other ethnic groups including Malays, Indians, Eurasians, Orang Asli, Dayaks and other races. [edit] ControversiesOn January 1, 2008, The former party vice president Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek admitted that he was the person featured in a sex DVD that was circulated in Johor. He claimed no involvement in the filming or production of the DVD in question, further stating that he would not resign over the scandal, instead leaving it up to Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to decide whether to allow him to continue holding his position.[4] On January 2, 2008, he formally announced his resignation from all posts including Member of Parliament for Labis, Vice Presidency of the MCA, and as Health Minister at a press conference.[5] In the same month, MCA leader Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun warned her Chinese voters for not letting fewer MCA representatives happen in Barisan Nasional in order to prevent another May 13, 1969 riot from happening. This has caused a major resentment in the Chinese community as their smaller existence in the Barisan Nasional coalition are told to cause a new riot to break out. [1] Recently a poll was placed on the MCA leader’s website titled “Should MCA leave BN?” About 75 per cent of those who responded say MCA should leave BN.[1] Chinese daily, Nanyang Siang Pau, reported on June 12, 2009 that 76 per cent of the respondents in the poll agreed that MCA should leave Barisan Nasional.[2] A day after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak commented on a public survey on whether should MCA leave Barisan Nasional, the poll was removed from Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat's blog website.[3] [edit] LeadershipIncumbent leadership of MCA was elected by general assembly delegates at October, 2008.
On 10 October 2009, an Emergency General Meeting was held. A vote of no confidence against Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat got through by 14 votes while Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek failed to be reinstated as deputy president. The delegates, however, voted for Dr Chua to remain as a MCA member. [edit] MCA members of the 12th Parliament of Malaysia
[edit] List of Presidents
[edit] See also[edit] References
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