The little known anti Chinese riots in Indonesia

Mondo Tourism Updated on 2024-01-31

On September 30, 1965, a major event occurred in Indonesia that shocked the world - "930 events". At that time, the officers led by the ** Guards Weng Dong hunted down and killed six generals including the army commander who was preparing a coup d'état to overthrow the Sukarno regime. However, in this political whirlpool, the praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind. Weng Dong thought that his preemptive strategy would not only protect the country, but he did not expect that among them, there was an extreme Indonesian army general Suharto.

Weng Dong thought that his surprise move would stabilize the position of ** and ensure the peace of the country, but he never expected that there was an undercurrent hidden among them. This undercurrent is Indonesian Army General Suharto. Weng Dong's "beheading operation" did not reveal the slightest rumor to ** Sukarno, but reported to General Suharto several times. However, he did not realize that in this power struggle, his contest with Suharto was like a "snipe and clam competition", and the real winner was the "fisherman" who took advantage of the fisherman.

On the day of September 30, Weng Dong eliminated six generals one after another, he thought that the overall situation was decided, but he never thought that Suharto had already secretly planned his plan to seize power. Like a cheetah in the dark night, it lurks quietly, waiting for the best time to strike. When Weng Dong's "decapitation operation" was carried out like a storm, Suharto watched from behind his back, silently calculating the gains and losses. His eyes flashed with cunning and ruthlessness, like a bird of prey staring at its prey, waiting for the moment of harvest.

At this time, Weng Dong was still immersed in the joy of victory, completely unaware that he had become Suharto's pawn. He thought he was in control, but he didn't expect that in this power game, his battle with Suharto had just begun. And the outcome of this contest has long been doomed.

On the evening of October 1, Suharto summoned the whole country by airwaves, calling on Indonesian troops and public security to fight the rebellion in Jakarta. He firmly declared that the rebellion must be put down, and Weng Dong and others were executed on suspicion of treason**. At the same time, Suharto showed an iron-fisted toughness towards his former promoter, Sukarno. He coerced Sukarno** into conferring the post of commander of the army, and from then on became the legitimate holder of military and political power. At this time, Sukarno, although he was the leader of the country, was reluctant to obey Suharto's strength due to his advanced age and poor physical condition.

Suharto was born in 1921 in a small village in Indonesia to a poor family with a difficult life. His mother, who had remarried three times, had a bad reputation, and he was ridiculed for it. From an early age, Suharto aspired to escape poverty and become a master. Although he studied hard, due to poor family conditions, he had to drop out of school early to work and went through hardships. In an attempt to change his fate, Suharto joined the army at the age of 19, when Indonesia was being colonized by the Dutch. He served in the army of the Dutch and later transferred to the Japanese army.

It was not until 1945 that Indonesia declared independence, and Suharto began to serve in the Indonesian regular army. During the four-year War of Independence, he rose from a small soldier to the commander of a military district because of his bravery and resourcefulness. Suharto's performance was appreciated by Sukarno. He was loyal on the outside, so that the ** guard captain Weng Dong never had any suspicions about him.

After Indonesia's independence, Sukarno became the first to become a **, but he did not control the army and formed a delicate relationship with the military. In order to consolidate power and implement reforms, he chose to form an alliance with the Indonesian Communist Party. With the support of **, the Indonesian Communist Party rose rapidly. But Soekarno imposed a number of restrictions on the Indonesian Communist Party, the strictest of which was a ban on armed forces.

However, Weng Dong's "decapitation operation" against the seven generals gave Suharto a chance to seize power. On September 30, after Weng Dong killed six generals one after another, Suharto secretly plotted to seize power. At 9:15 a.m. on October 1, he used the military radio to convene a meeting of army officers and their cronies, claiming that Weng Dong and others had staged a coup d'état and that he had been authorized to be the supreme commander of the army. He ordered the immediate arrest of Weng Dong and others, and at 7 p.m. on the same day, he summoned the whole country to quell the rebellion. Ondong and others were later arrested by Suharto and executed for treason. At the same time, Suharto placed Sukarno under house arrest and coerced him into conferring the post of commander of the army, thus rightfully holding military and political power. Faced with Suharto, who had a heavy army, Sukarno could only obey his words.

After Suharto came to power, he not only gained the endorsement of Britain and the United States and other countries, but also began to brutally suppress peaceful people in order to divert social contradictions. He skillfully put 9Behind the scenes of the 30 incident, the Chinese Communist Party was planted, forcing the then Sukarno to announce the dissolution of the Indonesian Communist Party, and then ordered a rebalancing of the Indonesian Communist Party and peaceful people.

With the killing of top Indonesian Communist Party leaders, the coup d'état gradually evolved into a large-scale, organized, and purposeful anti-Chinese campaign, as most of them were Chinese. Those anti-Chinese rioters put up anti-Chinese leaflets, and even took the door of the Consulate General as their target, with the words: "China is the director of the September 30 Movement, immediately drive out all Chinese!""The Indonesian Communist Party is armed by China, hang the Chinese!.""China is the director of the Indonesian Communist Party, and now it immediately severes diplomatic relations with China." These naked slogans are like a sharp knife to the hearts of Chinese.

According to Reuters, a large number of demonstrators demonstrated outside the Chinese consulate shouting "crush China". What is even more outrageous is that the Indonesian armed forces have illegally broken into the Commercial Counsellor's Office of the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia, wantonly searched offices and dormitories, and forcibly searched and insulted Chinese diplomats. It was all like a nightmare, and we were deeply saddened and indignant.

In the late autumn of 1965, on the Brantas River in Indonesia, the river seemed to be frozen by magic, and the waves were not exciting, like a still mirror, and could no longer flow. On the riverbed, the bones are thick, like a lost boat in the long river, bleak and silent. On the stake, the corpse was still pierced, and the head was lowered, as if to tell endless grief. On the bamboo raft, the corpses were piled up haphazardly, but the eye-catching flag of the Indonesian Communist Party was like a sharp knife, piercing deep into people's hearts.

In the streets and alleys, the cry shook the sky, and blood splashed everywhere, as if the world had become purgatory. This is not a movie scene, but a harsh historical reality in Indonesia. Those corpses and those who escaped, each of them is a well-known overseas Chinese, who have cultivated, lived and multiplied on this land.

Their story is a poignant poem, telling about the nostalgia for their hometown, the desire for life, and the hope for peace. However, history has brought them untold suffering. Now, when we look back at this history, we can't help but ask: why did they suffer so much?Why did their lives wither like fallen leaves?May such a tragedy never be repeated.

In the long river of history, the large-scale ** events suffered by the Chinese people have been like shadows, and they have repeatedly stung our memories. When it comes to the "Nanjing Da**", people are all heartbroken, it was a heinous crime committed by the Japanese army in Nanjing, and its cruelty is outrageous. However, the scars of history did not end here, in Indonesia in 1965, a bloody ** against the Chinese was staged again. More than 300,000 Chinese were brutally murdered in this catastrophe, and Indonesia's history has been marked with the darkest page. Because the truth is deliberately buried, this history of blood and tears has been little known.

Indonesia's anti-Chinese sentiment, like a volcano that has not erupted for a long time, is hidden deep in the bottom of its heart, and history and contradictions are entangled into its thick heritage. Ever since the Dutch set foot in this hot land in the 15th century, there has been a wildfire of strife and hatred between Indonesians and the Dutch. In order to appease this hatred, the Dutch introduced a large number of Chinese to Indonesia, hoping that they would become the guardians of their interests in Indonesia. However, contrary to expectations, the Chinese were seen by the Indonesians as puppets of the Dutch, which caused deep dissatisfaction among the Indonesians with the Chinese management.

With their outstanding wisdom and industrious qualities, the Chinese are good at accumulating and creating wealth, and have demonstrated extraordinary business talents. However, Indonesians living at the bottom of society have developed a strong hostility towards the Chinese because of the "hatred of the rich". This hatred stems not only from disparities in wealth, but also from differences in cultural beliefs. Most of the native Indonesians believe in Islam, while the Chinese have relatively weak religious concepts, which makes it difficult for the two sides to reach a consensus on faith.

Walking through the corridor of time to 1965, Suharto, the ugly executioner, skillfully exploited the rift between Indonesians and Chinese to reignite the flame of Chinese exclusion. He ruthlessly purged dissidents, wielding a butcher's knife at innocent Chinese and greedily devouring the wealth of the Chinese – the bustling factories, shops and banks that injected powerful money into the Indonesian military.

In Indonesian soil, there is an indigenous ethnic group called Daya, who have a tradition of hunting the heads of their enemies. In order to incite hatred against the Daya, Suharto** spread the shocking news that the nine elders of the Dayak tribe had been killed by the Chinese. Since then, the hatred between the Dayak and the Chinese has been indelibly imprinted.

The Dayaks launched a series of retaliatory actions against the Chinese. They even placed red bowls filled with dog or chicken blood in front of the Chinese people's homes, which was not only a warning to the Dayats of the same race, but also set off a wave of bloody revenge against the Chinese. Countless Chinese families have suffered in this unjustified disaster, and their fate is as shaky as falling leaves, passing away with the wind.

Not only the Daya natives, but also the Indonesian soldiers, police, **members and **, like a group of out-of-control beasts, have joined the cruel ** action against the Chinese. The heads of those innocent Chinese were cut off and hung high in all corners, as if to indict the ugliness and darkness of human nature. Rotting and stinking heads, terrible cries, the whole country was plunged into endless darkness and blood, and only fear raged around every corner. And this outrageous everything was carried out with the tacit consent of Indonesia. This is a great insult to human civilization and an extreme contempt for life.

This bloody **, like a long and cruel nightmare, lasted for three whole years. In this dark period, countless **in**Chinese** in the process, regard the evil deeds as their own great achievements, seeking excitement and pleasure. Among them, a ** named Anwar, in which he brutally killed more than a thousand Chinese.

Anwar once proudly recalled: "At that time, whenever I saw Chinese people, I would wield a butcher's knife and kill them. Blood splattered all over the body, chaotic and dirty. Later, in order to keep the blood from staining my clothes, I strangled them with wire instead. It's quick and easy, and my laundry is always clean. Every time I kill someone, I also do a joyful cha cha dance. His words were full of cruelty and arrogance, as if he were telling an inconsequential past.

In this bloody **, the Chinese suffered endless pain and suffering. Countless innocent lives were lost in this nightmarish catastrophe, and their families and friends will be forever immersed in grief.

These ** behaviors are as random and cruel as wild beasts. They learned the methods of gangsters to kill people from Western movies and cruelly applied them to real life. Many of the Chinese who were killed, until the last moment of their lives, were at a loss to know what they had committed and why they had been so cruelly abused. A casual look can lead to death on the road.

* With butcher knives in hand and military trucks, they hunted the so-called "Communists" and forced them to flee in all directions. They went on a rampage to loot and smash Chinese shops and factories. Every day, countless Chinese are brutally killed. However, there is no evidence that they are Communists, and law enforcement condones such egregious behavior. In the end, there were so many corpses that they even blocked the river.

The outrageous ** of the 20th century, as if it was an unprovoked dark night, shrouded innocent Chinese in fear. Since 1965, the Chinese in Indonesia have lived in confinement, they are no longer allowed to remain Chinese, the Chinese language is banned, and even forbidden to work.

Some people may ask, in such a difficult environment, why do so many Chinese choose to stay in Indonesia?In fact, many Chinese have migrated to Western countries or returned to their homeland in the torrent of history. However, there are also many Chinese who have lived in Indonesia for generations, and for whom China may have become unfamiliar, Indonesia is their true roots.

Most of these Chinese living in Indonesia have long since become Indonesian nationals, and they no longer have Chinese nationality. Therefore, in these conflicts, it is very difficult for them to find refuge in their homeland.

During the 1965 anti-Chinese incident, China sent ships to Indonesia several times to try to evacuate overseas Chinese. However, many overseas Chinese did not choose to get close to the motherland at the critical moment of life and death, and did not evacuate in time because of luck. This is a painful history, and it is also an eternal pain in the hearts of the Chinese.

American director Oppenheimer spent eight years exploring carefully"9.30 rows of Chinese"The victims and ** in the incident were compiled into a shocking documentary - "I Am a Murderer". As soon as this film was released, it was successfully shortlisted for the Academy Awards for its deep sense of history and delicate emotional expression. As time goes by, more and more people are learning the truth about history through this documentary.

After that big **, the careerist Suharto, like a lurking poisonous snake, took advantage of Sukarno's high prestige and hid for two years. In 1967, he mercilessly took away Sukarno's throne and proudly ascended the throne, thus beginning a long and ** reign in Indonesia. In Suharto's later years, the tyrant once again set off a bloody storm in Indonesia, and a wave of exclusion of the Chinese swept in: countless Chinese shops were reduced to ashes, thousands of houses were engulfed in flames, and nearly 100 factories and large shopping malls were severely damaged. What is even more distressing is that more than 1,000 innocent Chinese died in this unreasonable **. Their crimes are so heinous that they are beyond words.

In 1998, Indonesian soldiers disguised themselves as students and launched a brutal attack on a Chinese family. They act like wolves, wantonly setting fires, looting and even insulting women, with no regard for humanity and morality. What's even more shocking is that the Indonesian police turned a blind eye to this, stood aside indifferently, and even hooked up with **, as if contributing to this tragedy.

The roads of Jakarta are silent and the air is filled with a thick smell of burning, which is the misery and despair of Chinese families. In the streets, black smoke billowed from the sky, and car wreckage and charred Chinese corpses littered the ground, indicting the indifference and cruelty of the country. This once thriving city is now a living hell. The lives of the Chinese people have been completely destroyed, their homes have been reduced to ashes, and their relatives have been murdered.

The ruthlessness of the Indonesian soldiers and police seems to have pushed the country into endless darkness. Their behavior, like a strong wind in the cold winter, swept mercilessly through every corner, bringing deep disasters to Chinese families.

What was once a thriving city in Indonesia is now a dead city. Under the ravages of **, the Chinese in Jakarta and expatriates from other countries have fled, as if the city has lost its former vitality and vitality. Jakarta's economic situation has taken a turn for the worse, as if it had suddenly gone back 30 years.

However, for the evil deeds of **, people just lightly mention it. Even, there are frequent news of Chinese women suffering from ** in various places, which undoubtedly makes Indonesia's anti-Chinese sentiment more and more intense. How serious is the problem of Chinese exclusion in Indonesia?This is a thought-provoking question and an urgent fact that we must face up to and address.

On May 13, 1998, a wave of malice against the Chinese quietly grew in the streets of Jakarta and spread like wildfire to other cities. The crazy eyes of the people are like beasts controlled by doping. For three whole days, these inhumane ** looted Chinese shops, burned Chinese cars, and Chinese women were injured to death. They can even be rewarded with dollars for their crimes. It is an indiscriminate attack, an extreme insult and contempt for humanity. At dawn the next day, the tranquility in North Jakarta was shattered. An apartment inhabited by Chinese people has become the prey of **. Armed with murder weapons, they broke down the doors and brutally broke the peace of the residents. The cries and wails are intertwined into a picture of hell on earth. The girl's cries for help, like filamentous lamentations, pierced the chaotic air. Her voice, though faint, was full of painful clarity. "Mom, I'm in so much pain, so painful!However, her mother had collapsed in a pool of blood, her bare skin bruised. In the midst of this unwarranted disaster, residents of the Chinese community could only watch their homes be destroyed and their loved ones struggle in pain. Wailing and swearing of any kind not only does not help solve the problem, but only exacerbates the cruelty of the **. However, there is also a group of people who choose to resist and denounce, but often suffer harsher punishments, even being beaten to death or stabbed to death with daggers. This kind of behavior is outrageous and exposes the ruthlessness and cruelty of these **. Some of the Chinese who survived could only desperately flee to the higher floors, but even if they escaped to the rooftop, they could not escape the fate of being hunted down. The people in the house could only quickly disperse and hide in all corners, waiting quietly, praying that their doors would not be broken. But as you can imagine, this kind of lucky person is just a rare one. According to the "Action Weekly" report, there are at least 200 Chinese women who were injured and killed in this time. What is even more shocking is that more than 700 Chinese have disappeared without a trace, and these missing Chinese are likely to have suffered brutal abuse and abuse. Many innocent women, especially those who have not yet bloomed into their youth, have chosen to commit suicide by jumping off buildings or taking poison because they cannot bear the shadow of atrocities. In this ** against the Chinese, Indonesia's handling of ** is shocking. They even concealed the truth and greatly reduced the extent of the damage before revealing it. According to the data released by them, more than 40 large supermarkets and department stores were smashed and burned, more than 5,000 shops and residences were severely damaged, more than 400 office buildings were damaged, and even more than 120 banks were affected. This is undoubtedly an exposure of Indonesia's outrageous acts. Among them, the ** did not mention the bullying and other evil deeds of the Chinese. Remembering history, true love for peace, and using history as a mirror, the real enemy stands in the shadow behind the curtain and directs everything in front of him.

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