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The China Press (simplified Chinese: 中国报; traditional Chinese: 中國報; pinyin: Zhōngguó Bào) is a Malaysian Chinese-language newspaper founded by Henry Lee Hau Shik. [3] First published on February 1, 1946, in Kuala Lumpur, [4] it was the second-most popular Chinese daily newspaper in Malaysia by circulation in 2015. [5]
Until that year, Taiwan, as the Republic of China, had a Consulate-General in Kuala Lumpur. [5] This had previously been established as a Consulate in 1964, before being upgraded to a Consulate-General five years later. [6] However, this was closed after Malaysia established full diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. [7]
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Cantonese is widely spoken amongst Malaysian Chinese in the capital Kuala Lumpur [1] and throughout much of the surrounding Klang Valley (Petaling Jaya, Gombak, Ampang, Cheras, Rawang, Putrajaya, Selayang, Sungai Buloh, Puchong, Shah Alam, Kajang, Bangi, Semenyih and Subang Jaya) excluding Klang itself where Hokkien predominates.
Kuala Lumpur, [a] officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, [b] and colloquially referred to as KL, is the capital city and a federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of 243 km 2 (94 sq mi) with a census population of 2,075,600 as of 2024 [update] . [ 8 ]
Regardless of location, however, younger generations are educated in the Malaysian standard of Mandarin at Chinese-language schools. Also, most Chinese Malaysians can speak both Malay (the national language) and English, which is widely used in business and at tertiary level. Furthermore, Cantonese is understood by most Malaysian Chinese as it ...
There are 42 Chinese primary schools in Kuala Lumpur and two in Labuan. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] There are currently no Chinese schools in Putrajaya . Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
The standard language is promoted as a unifying symbol for the nation across all ethnicities, linked to the concept of Bangsa Malaysia (lit. 'Malaysian Nation'). The status as a national language is codified in Article 152 of the constitution, [7] further strengthened by the passage of the National Language Act 1963/67.