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ORIGINAL

Communism in Malaysia has existed since the 20th century. Communism was a major force during the Malayan Emergency that began in 1948. Between 1968 and 1989 during the Cold War, a communist insurgency took place and was suppressed by the government, and the ideology ultimately failed to take root in the country. After the end of the Cold War, the communist movement has left an enduring legacy on modern Malaysian politics. In the modern era, communists have often been portrayed as villains in media and education, with racial elements typically associated with ethnically Chinese Malaysians. Malaysian censorship of perceived communist media has taken place.

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Communism in Malaysia has existed since the 20th century. The political philosophy was first brought to British occupied Malaya by Chinese anarchists in 1919. Soon after, Chinese communists began organizing fellow Chinese immigrants in earnest through classes, publications, and labor organizing. Communism continued to spread in the following decades, coming to a head in the midst of the Cold War. Communism was a major force during the Malayan Emergency as the Malayan National Liberation Army fought to establish independence from the British Empire. The state of emergency was lifted in 1960, followed by a subsequent insurgency between 1968 and 1989. Ultimately, communism was suppressed by the government, and failed to take root in the country. Since then, the movement and its counter insurgence have imparted lasting feelings of disillusionment towards the government throughout Malaysia. In the modern era, communists have often been portrayed as villains in media and education, with racial elements typically associated with ethnically Chinese Malaysians. Malaysian censorship of perceived communist media has taken place.