On Difficult Position Of Ethnic Chinese Among Race Relations In Indonesia

In Southeast Asia , most of overseas Chinese dwelt in Indonesia. However, it is in Indonesia where anti-Chinese movement of big scale exploded frequently after the Second World War. No matter in the Holland colonial period, Or after the independence, anti-Chinese movement always occurred there, especially at the time of chaos .Indonesia is a multinational country, which means its inter-ethnic relationship is much more complex .Besides different native nationalities' confrontation , the contradiction between ethnic Chinese and aboriginals was prominent. The frustration and awkward situation of Chinese people in Indonesian made them hard to proceed under the pressure. From the culture perspective, the prejudice and discrimination of native nationalities was the source of external pressure. The sub-culture groups of ethnic Chinese community itself, which has different cultural orientation, caused internal problems. The reason behind this awkward situation of Chinese people in Indonesian is comprehensive. It is the historical heritage of Holland colonial rule. But more importantly, Indonesian government's Chinese ruling policy had been self-contradictory externally and Chinese people hesitated to brace native culture and localize internally, which finally caused their hard position.