As the second home, the number of Chinese citizens in Malaysia is increasing as the number of Chinese citizens has increased as the country's long -term visa program has arisen. Especially the country's ethnic relations and political consequences have been concerned.
According to Singapore's The Straits Times, according to government statistics, 25,212 Chinese citizens of the mainland have settled in Malaysia under the MM2H program. Until December 2021, Chinese citizens are 5 percent of the total 5,900 participants in the program.
According to the report, the number of immigrants from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong is high. From September last year to January of this year, Chinese citizens were 5 percent of the 2,000 new applicants. They have deposited 5 million rings in the local bank and also bought the property of 1 million ringgit.
Why is Chinese immigration growing in Malaysia?
Cheap housing facilities and desire to get rid of China's busy life are encouraging many Chinese citizens to come to Malaysia. However, the current government of the country has criticized the policy that has adopted a large number of citizens from China to increase tourism.
According to the Financial Times in 2021, the number of Chinese immigrants has doubled in the last three years – from 12,000 to 2021 in 2022222222222222222est.
Debate over the MM2H program
Although the MM2H program is launched to encourage long -term investment in Malaysia, it has now become controversial. The administration of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has brought it under the Ministry of Tourism, which has been widely criticized.
Participants under this program have a permanent deposit of 5 million ringgit for up to 20 years in Malaysia and automatically get employment opportunities. However, analysts say housing crisis can be created if the number of Chinese citizens increases. Manufacturers are making more profitable luxury apartments, which can create housing crisis for local citizens.
Critics have warned that Malaysia may have to face problems like Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, where social and cultural coordination has been completed on the increase in the number of Chinese immigrants.
Mahathir
Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed last year expressed concern over the number of Chinese immigrants. “It is difficult to identify the mainland immigrants because of the presence of local Chinese people in Malaysia,” he said. As a result, they can easily disappear. ' He added, 'Immigrants from other countries can be easily identified; But that is not possible for Chinese immigrants. '
Penange 'Little China'
Chinese immigration has the biggest impact on Penang province. Local real estate agents said that where they were not a Chinese customer in 2021, 5 percent of their customers were Chinese citizens in 2021.
Meanwhile, the number of Chinese students in international schools has increased as a maximum of 20 percent quota per class has been fixed.
In the last few years, the number of Chinese restaurants in Malaysia, Malaysia, has increased from 2 to 5 in the last few years. Filmmaker Tang Siang Ching says, though now there are more choice opportunities. However, he is worried about whether this trend will last.
