 As the Chinese economy opens up, Malaysian Chinese act as a bridge because many Malaysian Chinese are educated in the United States or Britain but can also understand the Chinese language and culture making it easier for potential entrepreneurial and business to be done between the people among the two countries.After the Deng Xiaoping reforms, the attitude of the PRC toward the overseas Chinese changed dramatically.Rather than being seen with suspicion, they were seen as people who could aid PRC development via their skills and capital.