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In May 1998, a three-day riot broke out in Indonesia against ethnic Chinese and other minority communities, known in history"Black May Riots", mainly in cities such as Medan, Jakarta, and Solo.
During Suharto's tenure, there were frequent riots against Chinese people throughout Indonesia, and there were one or two anti-Chinese cases of various sizes every year. In the 90s, this phenomenon became more and more serious.
According to statistics, there were 5 cases in 1994, 16 cases in 1995 and 27 cases in 1996. Among them, the wave of strikes in Medan triggered the anti-Chinese ** lasted for 10 days, resulting in 4 deaths, dozens of injuries, more than 20 Chinese factories and shops were looted and destroyed, 52 factories were closed, and property losses were as high as Rp 1.6 billion.
After the Asian financial crisis, Indonesia's serious gap between the rich and the poor has become more significant, and the domestic politics are in turmoil.
In 1997 and 1998, there were a number of riots against Chinese in Indonesia, apparently specifically against them. Some riots appear to be spontaneous, while others are thought to have been masterminded behind the scenes.
At present, the mainstream ** believes that this riot is an organized and premeditated ** activity, and the Indonesian military is also involved. At that time, in order to deflect the pressure of the financial crisis and ease the domestic public discontent, Suharto planned and instigated the incident through the military intelligence department.
On May 13, 1998, news of ** permeated Jakarta. **Suharto is in Egypt for a conference, and military dignitaries are in Malang for a ceremony. However, on May 14, a serious ** incident occurred, and no troops appeared on the streets.
Chinese Indonesians became the main targets of this **, and the Indonesian military turned a blind eye to the robbery and ** of the mob against the Chinese and Chinese women. In the end, the event resulted in more than 1,000 deaths, most of the Chinese died in fires in commercial districts and supermarkets, and some were shot or killed on the spot.
In total, 2,479 commercial buildings, 1,026 houses, 1,604 shops, 384 private offices, 65 banks, 45 factories, 40 shopping malls, 13 markets and 12 villas were destroyed, according to a ***.
Despite this, it is generally believed that more Chinese buildings may have been vandalized across Indonesia. According to data compiled by the Jakarta Human Rights and Women's Research Organization, there were more than 5,000 incidents of Chinese women across Indonesia during the month of May, with Jakarta having the highest number of incidents per day.
Witnesses said that ** wearing military boots were transported by military trucks to the Chinese area, where they shouted "Kill the Chinese, burn them, these Chinese dogs", and then began to loot shops and markets, and then began to collectively **.
When the Indonesian police arrived at the scene, they did not stop **'s actions. Later, the Indonesian Chinese community organization issued a "Letter to Compatriots All Over the World", calling on the global Chinese and overseas Chinese to demand justice from the World Human Rights Organization and condemning the Indonesian authorities.
Other Indonesian Chinese have asked for help from all over the world through the Internet, fax, **, etc. The UN Human Rights Commission began to address the matter at the end of May following the complaint.
Even after the ** has largely subsided, atrocities against ethnic Chinese still occur from time to time. A 19-year-old Chinese orphan girl Ailing, who is in her second year of university, was forcibly broken into her home by three Indonesian ** in early July, trying to insert her ** with an aluminum branch hanging curtains, but she resolutely resisted, and finally **'s atrocity failed, but her back and stomach were still stabbed by aluminum branches, and her urethra was punctured, and she needed to be reconnected, and her recovery was far away.
In late July, Indonesian Chinese, especially women, still received threatening letters, claiming to bless the Chinese "for the rest of their lives" and inserting flagpoles into the "Shina women" to prevent "soiling" Indonesian men.
On July 24, a Chinese female college student was forcibly dragged off the bus by three jeep drivers on the way home by the bus.
Overseas Chinese and organizations around the world responded positively, through signatures, demonstrations, marches and other ways to show solidarity with the suffering Indonesian Chinese, the actions of the Indonesian authorities.
China** has also taken positive measures, setting up an emergency response team, formulating a plan for the protection and evacuation of overseas Chinese, and providing assistance to the Chinese community in Indonesia. At the same time, China has also repeatedly expressed its concern and concern to Indonesia about the unfair treatment suffered by the Chinese in the riots, and called on Indonesia to take effective measures to ensure the safety and legitimate rights and interests of overseas Chinese.
In Indonesia, the May riots caused the Chinese to suffer great losses, in Jakarta alone, more than 5,000 Chinese factories, shops, houses and residences were burned down, a large number of Chinese women were **, as for the number of Chinese **, it is difficult to count.
The Black May of this crime has brought indelible pain to the Indonesian Chinese.