An Indonesian stallholder with a Chinese-language newspaper in Jakarta. Photo: AFP
Can Indonesia’s Chinese-language media be revived?
- Thanks to a Suharto-era law, Mandarin is seldom used in Indonesia – even among those of Chinese ancestry
- Yet with China’s continuing rise and increasing regional importance, could Indonesia’s Chinese-language media be due for a comeback?
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An Indonesian stallholder with a Chinese-language newspaper in Jakarta. Photo: AFP