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Chua Tian Chang (born 21 December 1963), better known as Tian Chua (Simplified Chinese;蔡添强 / Traditional Chinese;蔡添强), is a Malaysian politician and is currently the Member of Parliament for the Batu constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is vice-president of Parti Keadilan Rakyat, an opposition party in the Parliament of Malaysia. He formerly served as information chief of the party. Tian Chua first burst into the limelight in 1999 when images of him sitting defiantly in front of a police water cannon truck were splashed across the global media during the height of the ''Reformasi'' movement in Malaysia due to the sacking of Anwar Ibrahim as Deputy Prime Minister. Between 27 and 30 September 1999, Tian Chua and six other activists, including Keadilan leaders; Youth leader Mohd Ezam Mohd Nor, Mohamed Azmin Ali and Dr Badrul Amin Baharun; were arrested and as a result prevented from contesting in the 1999 general elections.〔Aliran : (The Rakyat have Awakened and They want Justice )〕 Further arrests were made on 10 April 2001 and those arrested were subsequently charged and incarcerated under the Internal Security Act.〔Amnesty International : (Malaysia: Fear of torture or ill-treatment / incommunicado detention / prisoners of conscience )〕 They became known as the Reformasi 10.〔Human Rights Watch : (The Anwar Case and the Reformasi 10 )〕 In the 2008 general elections, Tian Chua contested in the Batu parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur and won, defeating Barisan Nasional's Lim Si Pin (son of former national president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia Lim Keng Yaik) with a 9,455 majority. ==Early life== Born in Melaka on 21 December 1963, he was the eldest of four siblings. His father, Chua Neo Lai, 71, is of Hakka descent and was a rice wholesaler. His late mother, Chan Yuet Chien, was a Chinese schoolteacher.〔(From lawbreaker to lawmaker ), The Star, 20 April 2008〕 Chua was educated in Siang Lin Primary School and Malacca Catholic High School. He then studied Lower Six in Gajah Berang High School. In 1982, Tian went to continue his studies in Australia. He first studied Matriculation in South Sydney High School. After completing HSC, he got admitted into Agricultural Science in Sydney University. “I wanted to be a scientist and invent things, like (Thomas) Edison. I got interested in the agro-sciences as I wanted to study things that could be useful," recalls Chua.〔 But in his third year, he switched to Philosophy at the University of New South Wales. Australia in the 1980s was a hotbed for student activists. "My father had hoped I'd study law for good future prospects. But I became exposed to peace movements, environmental issues, and human rights situations around the world.” He became an active student leader and was involved in student movement under the Network of Overseas Student Collectives (NOSCA) and Left Alliance. His mates included Steven Gan and Premesh Chandran, co-founders of news website Malaysiakini. Together, they protested against the imposition of university fees on foreign students started by Bob Hawke's administration in 1985.〔 Chua had his first taste of arrest when he was locked up after a demonstration in Sydney. He was also recruited by East Timor then leader-in-exile, now president Ramos Horta to help prepare newsletters.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chua Tian Chang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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