Embassy of Indonesia, Beijing

Coordinates: 39°56′27″N 116°27′35″E / 39.940799°N 116.459774°E / 39.940799; 116.459774
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Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Beijing
Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Beijing
印度尼西亚共和国驻华大使馆
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LocationBeijing, China
Address4, Dongzhimenwai Dajie
Chaoyang District
Beijing, 100600, China
Coordinates39°56′27″N 116°27′35″E / 39.940799°N 116.459774°E / 39.940799; 116.459774
AmbassadorDjauhari Oratmangun
JurisdictionChina
Mongolia
Websitekemlu.go.id/beijing/en/

The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Beijing (Indonesian: Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Beijing; Chinese: 印度尼西亚共和国驻华大使馆) is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the People's Republic of China. The embassy is concurrently accredited to Mongolia.[1] Indonesia also has three consulate generals in Guangzhou,[2] Hong Kong,[3] dan Shanghai.[4] The first Indonesian ambassador to China was Arnold Mononutu (1953–1955).[5] The current ambassador, Djauhari Oratmangun, was appointed by President Joko Widodo on 20 February 2018.[6]

History[edit]

Diplomatic relations between Indonesia and China were established on 13 April 1950.[7][8] The Indonesian government sent Isak Mahdi from the Indonesian embassy in Bangkok to Beijing to establish a diplomatic mission.[9] Mahdi was then appointed Chargé d'affaires of the mission until the arrival of the first Indonesian ambassador to China, Arnold Mononutu.[10]

Protest at the Indonesian embassy in April 1967

The period between the failed 30 September Movement in 1965 and the transfer of power in Indonesia from Sukarno to Suharto in 1967 saw the deterioration of Indonesia–China relations. The Indonesian government assumed that China was involved in the 30 September Movement that killed six high ranking generals of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. On 30 October 1967, Indonesia froze its relations with China.[11] Tensions were high leading up to the severing of ties between the two countries. Several large demonstrations in front of the Indonesian embassy included in April when 'revolutionary masses' forced their way into the embassy and in August when the Red Guards stormed the embassy. Such violent incidents also beset the Chinese embassy in Jakarta.[12][13][14] The Indonesian government deemed that the ambassador in China at the time, Djawoto, was left-leaning and sympathetic to the Communist Party of Indonesia. His citizenship was even revoked by the government causing him to never return to Indonesia.[15][16]

After more than 20 years of frozen diplomatic relations, on 23 February 1989, Indonesia and China announced that the two countries would restart diplomatic relations. This statement was announced after a meeting between President Suharto and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen of China in Tokyo, Japan, during Suharto's visit to the country to attend the funeral of Emperor Hirohito.[17][18] Before this announcement, the two countries had already resumed free trade after an agreement was signed in July 1985.[18] On 3 July 1990, a joint communiqué signed in Beijing stated that the official restart of diplomatic relations will commence on 8 August 1990.[19] The first Indonesian ambassador to China after relations recommenced was Abdurrachman Gunadirdja (1990–1994).[20]

In the 1950s, the chancery was located at Lishi Hutong in the Dongcheng District of Beijing. After the relations recommenced in 1990, the chancery was located at Building B of the Sanlitun Diplomatic Building Office in the Chaoyang District. In July 2004, the embassy moved to its current location at Dongzhimenwai Dajie.[10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Beijing, China". Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Beijing, China. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  2. ^ "Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Guangzhou". Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Guangzhou. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  3. ^ "Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Hong Kong". Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Hong Kong. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  4. ^ "Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Shanghai". Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Shanghai. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  5. ^ Nalenan, R. (1981). Arnold Mononutu: Potret Seorang Patriot [Arnold Mononutu: A Portrait of a Patriot] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Gunung Agung. p. 264.
  6. ^ Ihsanuddin (2018-02-20). "Presiden Lantik 17 Duta Besar, dari Muliaman Hadad hingga Todung Mulya Lubis" [President Appoints 17 Ambassadors, from Muliaman Hadad to Todung Mulya Lubis]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  7. ^ "Hubungan Indonesia-Tiongkok: dari Soekarno hingga Jokowi" [Indonesia-China Relations: from Soekarno to Jokowi]. ANTARA (in Indonesian). 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  8. ^ Dewi Fortuna Anwar (2019-03-28). "Indonesia-China Relations: To Be Handled With Care" (PDF). Perspective. 19 (2019): 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  9. ^ "Indonesia". Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Bangkok, Thailand. 2013-03-07. Archived from the original on 2016-05-17. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  10. ^ a b "Embassy History". Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Beijing, China. Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  11. ^ Lucky Setyo Hendrawan (2019-03-02). "Kilas Balik Hubungan Indonesia dan China" [Flashback on the Relationship between Indonesia and China]. Times Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  12. ^ Mark, Chi-kwan (2012). China and the World since 1945: An International History. New York: Routledge. p. 66.
  13. ^ Van Der Kroef, Justus M. (January–March 1968). "The Sino-Indonesian Rupture". The China Quarterly (33): 17–46.
  14. ^ Whitaker, Raymond; Usborne, David (1997-08-17). "Peking embassy siege veterans recall the Red Guards' summer of hate". The Independent. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  15. ^ "Djawoto bukan warga-negara lagi, kata Adam Malik" [Djawoto is not a citizen of Indonesia anymore, says Adam Malik]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 1966-04-20. p. 3. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  16. ^ "Kisah mantan pekerja Djawoto di Beijing usai prahara '65" [The story of former Djawoto worker in Beijing in '65]. ANTARA (in Indonesian). 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  17. ^ "China and Indonesia Agree to Renew Ties Suspended in 1967". New York Times. 1989-02-24. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  18. ^ a b Leo Suryadinata (July 1990). "Indonesia-China Relations: A Recent Breakthrough". Asian Survey. 30 (7): 682–696. doi:10.2307/2644558. JSTOR 2644558.
  19. ^ Southerl, Daniel (1990-07-04). "China, Indonesia Resume Diplomatic Relations". Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  20. ^ Gitosardjono, Sukamdani (2006). Dinamika hubungan Indonesia-Tiongkok di Era Kebangkitan Asia [Indonesia-China Relationship Dynamics in the Era of Asian Resurgence] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Lembaga Kerjasama Ekonomi, Sosial, dan Budaya Indonesia-China. p. 69.

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