A Study On Ethnic Relation In Malaysia After World War Ⅱ

Malaysia is a multi-ethnic group country constituted by three main ethnicgroups of Malay, Chinese and Indian. On one hand, the relations betweenraces have always been very tense; but on the other hand, there are scarceviolent conflicts between races, and Malaysia has been known owing to itsstability on politics and continuous development on economy. How does Malaysiacoordinate and integrate the contradiction of every kind of ethnic groups, andhow does Malaysia maintain its social stability? This is the leading topic of thispaper which other researches were seldom involved.The paper expounds the relationship development and the conflicts betweenMalay and Chinese, which are two main ethnic groups in Malaysia. It discussesthe sticking points of their conflicts, that is, the differences in culture andeconomy between them. Meanwhile, the influences of "Malayan Privilege"and "Ethnic Politics" in Malaysia are also discussed. The paper analyzes themain reason of few violent conflicts between the Malayan group and the Chinesegroup from the two ethnic groups respectively. It holds that the main reason ofthe peaceful coexistence of the two groups is that their basic requirements havebeen met to some extent. The paper then studies the mutual connections of therelation between two groups and the development of Malaysian society. Thepaper considers that peaceful relations between ethnic groups promotes thepolitical stabilization and economical development in Malaysia to some extent,and the latter facilitates the coordination of ethnic contradiction and interests, aswell as advances the harmonization for these two ethnic groups. Because of theactive interaction between the peaceful relationship and the stable socialdevelopment in Malaysia, the two ethnic groups are coexisting peacefully in therecent years.After discussing the interaction of the ethnic contradiction and the socialstability, the paper concludes that differences and conflicts between ethnicgroups are almost inevitable owing to the rare resources. But the destruction ofsocial contradiction and conflicts can be lessen if the government takes tactics inkeeping the society developing, seeks a balance that is accepted by most ethnicgroups and social class. As a result, the country can move towards harmonizationand the society can develop steadily.