MCA’s anti-DAP rhetoric rings hollow, says analyst

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Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani of ADA Southeast Asia says MCA is in too weak a position to dictate terms with its rival for the Chinese vote.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/12/12/mcas-anti-dap-rhetoric-rings-hollow-says-analyst   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/12/12/retorik-anti-dap-mca-tak-bawa-makna-kata-penganalisis   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews

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00:00An analyst says MCA's decision not to cooperate with DAP at the next general election is less

00:06about ideology than weakness, arguing that the Barisan national component's seemingly tough

00:12rhetoric ultimately rings hollow.

00:14Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani of ADA Southeast Asia said while MCA President Wee Ka-seong's

00:20remarks appear combative, the party lacks the ground strength to back them up.

00:25Asrul also said MCA is in a weak bargaining position, having won only two of the 44 parliamentary

00:32seats it contested in GE15.

00:35During its annual general meeting over the weekend, MCA passed a resolution rejecting any

00:40form of cooperation with DAP at GE16, which Wee attributed to ideological differences.

00:47International Islamic University Malaysia's Lao Tzu Wei said MCA could test its strength

00:52against DAP in the upcoming Malacca and Johor state polls, but said the long-time BN component

00:58would have to depend heavily on Malay votes from UMNO to succeed.

01:03While MCA has been active in voter outreach, Lao said the party will likely only gain Chinese

01:08support if DAP makes a grave misstep that renders it unelectable.

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