Chen Tien

Chen Tien or Chen Tian (simplified Chinese: 陈田; traditional Chinese: 陳田; pinyin: Chén Tián) was the head of the Central Propaganda Department of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP).

Political career

Chen was present during the Baling Talks, along with the MCP's secretary-general Chin Peng and senior leader Rashid Maidin, to discuss the resolution of the Malayan Emergency. On the other side were three elected national representatives; Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Tan Cheng Lock and David Marshall. The talks took place in the Government English School at Baling on 28 December 1956. However, the talks were unsuccessful because the surrender terms were not acceptable to the Malayan Communist Party and because of disagreement over the legalising of MCP as a political party in Malaya. A few weeks after the Baling talks, Tan Siew Sin, the president of the Malayan Chinese Association received a letter from Chen Tien, requesting a resumption of peace talks and the repeal of the emergency regulations, which he rejected.[1] In 1960, when the emergency was officially declared at an end, Chen Tien, Chin Peng and other communists continued their rebellion.

Disappearance

After the talks, Chen Tien then left with the party and Chin Peng remained. Since 1960, after he retired from the Malayan emergency and politics, Chen Tien's whereabouts have been unknown as he was later nowhere to be seen and is believed to be dead.

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References

  1. ↑ Ramakrishna, K. (1999). "Content, credibility and context: Propaganda government surrender policy and the Malayan communist terrorist mass surrenders of 1958". Intelligence and National Security. 14 (4): 242–266. doi:10.1080/02684529908432579.
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