Contemporary Trends FAST-forward to the 2010s, and Democratic Action Party (DAP) emerged as the gravitational force pulling Chinese votes. Why? In a state plagued by corruption, illegal immigrants (PTIs), illegal logging, incompetent civil service and politicians and crumbling infrastructure, DAP s national brand, forged in Malaya, offered a compelling narrative of clean governance and minority rights. [...]
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