Introduction to communismCommunism is a social order without classes, without money [1] [2] and without state, structured on the common ownership of the means of production, as well as on a social, political and economic ideology and movement that aims to establish this social order.[3] Thus, communism can be defined as an act that opposes feudalism and imperialism and is determined to transform this administrative system into communism through violence and war. [4]According to the Columbia Encyclopedia, communism is a sociopolitical movement that seeks a classless, stateless society structured by common ownership of the means of production, the end of wage labor, and private property. Until now, the concept of communism still exists and has been practiced by several countries such as China and Russia. Malayan Communist Party[4] In the 1930s, the Malay country is also one of the countries that was influenced by the idea of communism through the Kuomintang (National People's Party, founded in 1912) and Nanyang Communist Party. The Malaya Communist Party (MCP) was founded with the aim of forming the Republic of Communist Malaya. The MCP had recruited many cadres who are new members of a political party trained to become loyal followers and even infiltrated most trade unions. The MCP also attempted to spread communism in Sarawak, but the plan failed because the people there did not have enough knowledge for politics. In 1935, the MCP's attempts became more violent. They have increasingly gone on strike in Batu Arang, Selangor, where around 6,000 workers participated in the strike to take over the mine. As a result, the British sent 300 police to end the strike. Most of the leaders involved in the strike were sent back to China and later... middle of paper...rebellion to achieve their goal, which is to end British rule and create the communist party. Republic of Malaysia. This caused the MCP, led by Chin Peng, to form a guerrilla unit known as the Malay Race Liberation Army (MRLA) and formed in the jungle itself. MCP began the rebellion by attacking resource extraction industries, which were European-owned tin mines and rubber plantations. Besides that, they also attacked the police station, set fire to factories and buses, damaged railway tracks, which were one of the most important means of transportation to deliver products from factories to the port, and killed people suspected of working with the British. . Their plan was to weaken the economy of Malaysia by conquering the big cities by all means to drive the British out of the country.[5]Shortp 36.[6]NamViet News, Vietnam News: Red Star over Malaysia
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