Chinese school education does not breed any form of racism, Deputy Education Minister Chong Sin Woon declared today.

To prove his point, Chong said, almost all the MCA leaders attended Chinese schools and they are not racists.

He went on to say that DAP leaders, whom he accused of reviving the racism element, in fact graduated from national schools.

"Almost all the MCA leaders are from Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC or National-Type Chinese Schools).

"But those who have been alleged to have revived racial elements, from the DAP, are all from Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK or National Schools) and not from SJKC.

"They don't speak Chinese," Chong ( photo ), who is MCA Youth chief, said during his visit to a Chinese primary school in Kuala Lumpur.

He later explained that he had no intention to accuse anyone of racism, but rather to emphasise the point that the people should not judge any person from their education background alone.

"In fact, our school system produced good citizens in the past 58 years after independence," he said.

Earlier, Chong said that 20 percent of the students in SJK(C) Wangsa Maju, which he visited today, are Malay.

Furthermore, he added the structure of the Chinese school curriculum, which is similar to national schools, has been approved by the Education Ministry.

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