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arrangements made for the citizenships
of these people, and neither the Singapore
nor Malaysian government acknowledged
them as citizens. These were different
circumstances from mine, as my citizenship
was revoked due to political reasons.
I am just an ordinary person who happened
to live through turbulent times. Over 71 years,
the seismic changes in Singapore, Malaysia
and China have left indelible imprints on my
life and my soul.

Han Tan Juan was Lianhe Zaobao’s
executive editor, and worked in
journalism for 30-odd years. He
retired in May 2004. He has a
Master’s degree in history
from Xiamen University, and
is currently undertaking PhD
research in history at Xiamen
University. He is the vicepresident of the World War II
History Research Association and
lectures on Chinese history for
Hainan Hwee Kuan in Singapore.