There are other aspects of Malaysian apartheid that you are not aware of: With minimal assimilation due to the apartheid, the Malaysian Chinese get to preserve their cultural heritage much better than other overseas Chinese, some say even better than

There are other aspects of Malaysian apartheid that you are not aware of:

With minimal assimilation due to the apartheid, the Malaysian Chinese get to preserve their cultural heritage much better than other overseas Chinese, some say even better than the Mainland Chinese.

Due to minimal assimilation, the Confucian values and work ethics well preserved in Chinese Malaysian helps driving the national economic progress at faster pace than other Southeast Asian countries (except Singapore, which is obvious).

With segregation in place, Chinese Malaysians can focus on economic development with ease of mind.