Once the Chinese recognized their place as newcomers, they had to accept that becoming full nationals of the new nation state was a status that needed to be earned. Although most Chinese in Malaysia now feel that they deserve the full rights of citizenship, they have not insisted on absolute equality.
一旦华人承认了自己新来者的身份，他们就不得不接受这样一个事实：即成为这个新国家的完全国民是必须通过争取才能得到的地位。虽然现在的马来西亚华人认为他们理应获得全权公民的地位，但他们并不坚持绝对的平等。他们从未在任何情况下宣称自己是某一地区的原住民，甚至没有在华人占总人口７５％的新加坡。