It Had to Happen. The Chinese backlash in the 2008. General Elections. The Seeds of Frustration: The New Economic Policy (NEP) ...
James Chin (2013) "It Had to Happen: The Chinese Backlash in the 2008 General Elections" in Bridget Welsh & James Chin (ed) Awakening: The Abdullah Badawi Years in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur: SIRD) pp. 162-178
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