TANPA MCA, SUARA MASYARAKAT CINA BAKAL TERPINGGIR

Di dalam negara yang mengamalkan sistem demokrasi, suara majoriti di dalam politik adalah suara yang menentukan hala-tuju sesebuah negara dan di negara ini, jika masyarakat Cina masih menafikan kuasa politik MCA yang mewakili parti pemerintah Barisan Nasional, akhirnya mereka akan terus terpinggir dan berkemungkinan akan terus tenggelam.

Inilah mesej utama Presiden MCA Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai di dalam ucapannya ketika meraikan Ulang Tahun MCA ke 68 yang mengekalkan tema perjuangan parti masyarakat Cina dengan 'Stronger Together'.

MCA yang terbentuk sejak 68 tahun yang lalu di ketika bangsa Cina sedang berhadapan dengan masa depan yang tidak menentu. Maka di dalam menuntut kemerdekaan, pemimpin ulung MCA Tun Sir Tan Cheng Lock telah berusaha untuk menyatukan bangsa Cina malahan beliau yang dilihat sebagai seorang yang berpandangan jauh telah bekerjasama dengan pemimpin-pemimpin bangsa lain untuk membuka jalan menuju kemerdekaan Tanah Melayu dan seterusnya Malaysia.

Selama itulah MCA berpegang kepada nilai-nilai sederhana, mengekal dan mempertahankan konsep perkongsian kuasa antara pelbagai kaum di dalam Perikatan dan kemudiannya Barisan Nasional.

Walaupun sekarang perjuangang MCA telah disalahertikan oleh sesetengah pihak, MCA tetap tegas dalam memperjuangkan hak-hak politik Cina dan  pertahankan yang termaktub di dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan, meningkatkan kekuatan ekonomi, pendidikan dan budaya masyarakat Cina. MCA juga akan terus menjadi tunggak penting bagi mengekalkan masyarakat yang aman dan harmoni.

Lihat saja pada hari ini di mana politik DAP yang melampau sedang menguasai masyarakat Cina tetapi kesannya, perwakilan masyarakat Cina sebenarnya telah terpinggir.

Datuk Liow mengajak masyarakat Cina untuk belajar mengenai realiti politik di mana DAP bukanlah pilihan terbaik untuk masa depan bangsa Cina di negara ini kerana pendekatan gimik politik merekalah wujudnya perpecahan di kalangan masyarakat Cina, malahan DAP juga tidak mampu meletakkan parti mereka sebagai pemerintah dan selama itulah masyarakat Cina akan berada dalam belenggu yang sangat pasif.

Masyarakat Cina hari ini sedang menghadapi cabaran yang paling ketara dalam tempoh 60 tahun. Realitinya, jika MCA terus-terusan tidak mendapat sokongan pengundi Cina, maka sekaligus tidak akan ada perwakilan bangsa cina di dalam politik tanahair dan berterusanlah masyarakat Cina akan menghadapi pelbagai cabaran yang sukar.

Oleh itu, Datuk Liow menggesa semua anggota MCA, pemimpin masyarakat Cina, dan semua masyarakat Cina di Malaysia untuk bersatu padu untuk melindungi sistem negara demokrasi dengan kepelbagaiannya serta memelihara model politik perkongsian kuasa dalam memerangi politik yang mampu merosakkan perpaduan.

 

APAKAH MCA LEBIH DEMOKRATIK DARI DAP?

Sesungguhnya MCA kepimpinan Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai dan Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong ingin lebih ramai ahli akar umbinya diwakili di dalam perwakilan pusatnya dan dengan itu, sekali lagi perubahan kepada Perlembagaan parti akan dibuat di dalam EGM mereka. Transformasi parti benar-benar direalisasikan agar parti ini lebih demokratik dan dilihat sebagai parti yang mampu mewakili masyarakat Cina dan juga rakyat.

Pindaan yang dicadangkan oleh jawatankuasa pusat, di antara yang utama adalah semua Ketua-Ketua Pemuda dan Wanita di peringkat bahagian adalah perwakilan pusat secara automatik. Di antara lain yang dicadangakan adalah 'sekolah politik' parti itu diserapkan ke dalam perlembagaan mereka.

Artikel 46 dahulunya hanya menyatakan yang Presien, Timbalan Presiden, satu atau lebih Naib Presiden dan pindaan yang ingin dibuat MCA di dalam EGM yang akan datang adalah merubahkan perkataan-perkataan dari 'satu atau lebih Naib Presiden' kepada 'SEMUA Naib Presiden' untuk berada di dalam Majlis Presiden.

Pindaan perlembagaan terakhir pada pada bulan Disember 2016 di dalam perhimpunan agungnya, secara sebulat suara telah mengundi untuk pindaan perlembagaan ini agar dapat mengembangkan asas pilihan raya untuk pemilihan parti.

Selain dari itu, termasuklah  semakan kepada Artikel 67.7 dan 94.7 di mana setiap ahli Wanita MCA yang dipilih di peringkat Bahagian dan Cawangan terbuka kepada ahli yang tidak melebihi 40 tahun untuk membolehkan penyertaan yang lebih muda di kalangan ahlinya.

Kesemua pindaan perlembagaan parti ini bukan saja ingin melihatkan perubahan malahan mampu menterjemahkan yang MCA adalah sebuah parti politik yang lebih demokratik di mana suara dan penyertaan ahli-ahlinya di akar umbi lebih luas terbuka dan benar-benar mampu mewakili masyarakat dan juga rakyat.

Dengan langkah yang juga memberi kuasa kepada ahli-ahlinya, maka MCA kini telah berani membenarkan kuasa Presidennya dilebarkan kepada sokongan ahli-ahli akar umbi di dalam ertikata yang sebenar. Di dalam konteks ini, Perlembagaan MCA dahulu memberi kuasa mutlak kepada Presidennya untuk mengambil tindakan kepada ahli-ahli tetapi kini kuasa Presiden diwakili oleh penyertaan wakil-wakil akar umbi juga.

Sekolah Pengajian Politik MCA di mana dicadangkan penambahan Artikel 178 untuk dikekalkan dalam parti. "School of Political Studies (SPS)" MCA menyediakan latihan untuk ahli-ahi dan sebelum ini ia sekadar diadakan untuk tujuan tertentu. Apabila penambahan artikel ini diluluskan, SPS kekal sebagai sebahagian dari Perlembagaan parti.

Jika diteliti perubahan yang dibawa MCA ini, ia sangat berbeza dengan apa yang sebenar berlaku di dalam DAP yang mengamalkan sikap diktator, kuasa mutlak pemimpin tertinggi dan paling tidak demokratik ialah arahan menutup mulut dari ketua mereka, berlainan daripada apa yang mereka gelar diri mereka sebagai sebuah parti yang amalkan demokrasi.

Langkah yang diambil Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai dan Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong bukan saja berani malahan dapat memenuhi aspirasi kesemua ahli-ahlinya dan inilah kekuatan yang ingin dilihat di dalam tema perjuangan MCA hari ini - STRONGER TOGETHER

180 DEGREES U-TURN, DAP ADMITTING TO CHINA’S ONE BELT ONE ROAD INITIATIVE

Slapping their own faces repeatedly and shamelessly have now turned as DAP’s rule of thumb. After numerous insults and criticism on PM Najib’s bilateral cooperation with The Republic of China and in particular China’s One Belt One Road initiative, now DAP has agreed to support them when their entourage recently paid a courtesy visit to Chinese envoy Huang Huikang. Led by Guan Eng, DAP admitted they were exchanging views on various issues and interestingly they are keen to participate in China’s One Belt One Road for investment in Penang.

The visit has drawn flak among netizens questioning whether DAP has now U-turn when realising that not only they have missed the boat but has lagged far behind while MCA has compiled 10 steps further in their concerted effort in leading businesses and upgrade Malaysia-China bilateral ties. Hence, DAP is unable to deny this any longer.

Before DAP would claim that they too welcome investments from China just to look good in the local Chinese community, they should sort to answer these questions.

First of all, when the leaders of PPBM particularly Dr Mahathir and Muhyiddin has issued a statement claiming that the investment from China will simply rob the rice bowls of local Malaysians while the government is committing into trading the nation’s sovereignty to China including their accusations that 700,000 Chinese are imported into our country to be Malaysia citizens, DAP was silent without denying them and some of their leaders would even issue “beating around the bush” statements.

All are meant to demonise PM Najib’s administration bilateral efforts and incite hatred against the Republic of China itself among Malay nationalists and anti-China. Is DAP telling Malaysians that Dr Mahathir and Muhyiddin accusations are wrong and baseless? Read further ... HERE

FROM CHINA TO ARAB, PM NAJIB DID IT AGAIN

First of all, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud presence to Malaysia are never anticipated by PM Najib’s dissidents that they continued to be speechless over his strategy to bring the 2.6 billion donor to our homeland to prove that it is a genuine contribution and not like what the oppositions have accused over the years.

Simultaneously, PM Najib too has proven that his approach to reconciling with all world leaders shall be beneficial to our nation. Earlier, Najib was invited by the President of the Republic of China and ultimately we inked into bilateral investments worth hundreds of billions. The Republic of China trade is second largest economy power in the world.

Now, the largest crude oil producer in the world have set foot and chooses Malaysia as their first country in a series of visits to Islamic countries in this region. Once again, PM Najib has managed to attract investments of practically RM30 billion and it for Petronas Refinery in Pengerang.

As usual, the oppositions and in particularly Dr Mahathir will definitely look for blunders and hence belittle Saudi Arabia’s entourage visit.

Without much further delay and as anticipated, Dr Mahathir’s caustic tongue sarcastically denied the propinquity between PM Najib Razak and HRH King Salman but it is as though that some returns are awaiting to be obliging granted as he had accused the same with President of the Republic of China who would wipe out our sovereignty. And now, his boys are telling tales that Saudi Arabia has fully acquiring Petronas.

Further to that, they also claimed that Saudi Aramco is desperate in need of Malaysian money for their IPO, which is expected to be listed next year. Their ill-intention is to portray as though Saudi Aramco is penniless.

Dr Mahathir and his boys have conveniently forgotten that Malaysians are IT savvy and we are not easily fooled. It will not be that difficult to search for Saudi Aramco’s IPO intentions and a hot topic among the business world since last year. It is said that Saudi Aramco IPO would be massive and will put them as the world largest listing above Ali Baba. In fact, world financial experts anticipated that once Saudi Aramco is listed, they could easily buy over other giant corporations such as Apple, Google and even Facebook.

Saudi Aramco is said to be worth between USD2 to USD3 trillion even before listed and they only need 5% from only one foreign investor that among potential identified partner is from Asia region. The 5% of the foreign investor is expected to be worth USD100 billion. If that is what is expected for their potential partner, China should be the only giant country to be considered and not Malaysia.

We need to remember that PM Najib too have close ties with the President and Prime Minister of the Republic of China and should Saudi Aramco is eyeing for the state as they are the second world giant in economy, then this will definitely be an advantage to Saudi Aramco. Tell us if Dr Mahathir is ignorant about it or perhaps his remarks are based on mere jealousy on PM Najib’s success?

The moment Saudi Aramco was touted to be public listed, several countries have been vying to lobby their StockExchange to host Aramco’s IPO and among them are New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Toronto and Singapore as well. Should Saudi Aramco is broke, why would these exchanges have shown interests in them?

Dr Mahathir has also claimed that during his 22 years as Prime Minister, Saudi Arabia has never once granted even the slightest assistance and trade discussions with China are always a failure. Therefore, with his failures in the past, should PM Najib continuously tag them along?

When PM Najib chose to always strengthen diplomatic relationships with leaders of giant countries and proven succeeded in getting their confidence, hence this is just not a blessing to Malaysians but rather another big blow for Dr Mahathir and his affiliates that PM Najib is capable of eliminating condemnation.

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PETRONAS SOLD TO SAUDI ARAMCO?

When Petronas Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (Rapid) in Pengerang found a strategic and reliable partner from Saudi Aramco, they have agreed to pump in RM31 billion and acquire 50% stake in the project, does this means that the Arabs have already bought over Petronas as what Dr Mahathir’s boys would claim? Further to that, they accused PM Najib once again is selling our country to foreign investors apart from the Republic of China’s projects.

One of the main agenda in HRH King Salman’s inaugural visit to Malaysia is to ink share purchase agreement involving Saudi Aramco in Rapid’s refinery and cracker projects, which were a portion of Pengerang Integrated Complex. How does by acquiring part of Petronas project in Pengerang could affect Petronas in total thus Petronas landed into the Arab’s hands?

Once again, how does Petronas partnership with Arab Aramco, our national oil company is sold and on what basis that Dr Mahathir’s boys are relying on? ... Find out HERE!