[Manthink]

Bumi there will insist all Chinese to learn Malay language 

Languages should NEVER be an issue nor an excuse to divide...It should be a medium of building understanding and interactions.
That is why our core policy is about multilingualism since 1965..which Bilingual education is built on.
So learning more languages is beneficial to everyone.

That was why LKY mastered Bahasa Melayu (better than some of  the Malays)....but still didn't prevented SG from being kicked out of M'sia.
Before 9 Aug 1965, there was a young English-educated Chinese speaking in near-perfect Malay in KL...that still didn't work for SG-MY union.
This shows if someone wants to hate you for who you are, speaking their language often will not help....
Just ask how English-speaking Asians, Africans and Arabs are treated in America...

https://youtu.be/t7EE6b5xb1s