The Chinese Dilemma Ye Lin Sheng [better] Online

Ye argues that despite the "warts and all" of Malay domination, the NEP's achievements and international examples of affirmative action suggest a path toward stability rather than victimhood.

As China enters an era of slowed growth, an aging population, and rising geopolitical tension, Ye Lin Sheng’s Chinese Dilemma has never been more relevant. The post-COVID generation of Chinese youth—the tangping (lying flat) and bai lan (acting dead) cohorts—are not lazy. In Ye’s reading, they are the first generation to consciously refuse the terms of the dilemma. They are saying: If every path leads to a loss of self, then I will choose neither. I will step off the chessboard. the chinese dilemma ye lin sheng

—a form of affirmative action designed to benefit the indigenous Malay ( Bumiputera ) population. The Dilemma: Ye argues that despite the "warts and all"