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'''Glodok''' is the [[Chinatown]] area in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]. Centered on Gajah Mada Road, it has become a commercial hub for the relatively prosperous [[Chinese Indonesian]] community. Administratively, the area is a ''[[Village (Indonesia)|kelurahan]]'' under the [[Taman Sari]] subdistrict, [[West Jakarta]]. Because of the large concentration of Chinese Indonesians residing in the Glodok area, it suffered a severe damage from the attacks of the indigenous Indonesians during the [[Jakarta Riots of May 1998]]. |
'''Glodok''' is the [[Chinatown]] area in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]. Centered on Gajah Mada Road, it has become a commercial hub for the relatively prosperous [[Chinese Indonesian]] community. Administratively, the area is a ''[[Village (Indonesia)|kelurahan]]'' under the [[Taman Sari]] subdistrict, [[West Jakarta]]. Because of the large concentration of Chinese Indonesians residing in the Glodok area, it suffered a severe damage from the attacks of the indigenous Indonesians during the [[Jakarta Riots of May 1998]]. |
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Glodok is the Chinatown area in Jakarta, Indonesia. Centered on Gajah Mada Road, it has become a commercial hub for the relatively prosperous Chinese Indonesian community. Administratively, the area is a kelurahan under the Taman Sari subdistrict, West Jakarta. Because of the large concentration of Chinese Indonesians residing in the Glodok area, it suffered a severe damage from the attacks of the indigenous Indonesians during the Jakarta Riots of May 1998.
In 2006, prohibitions against Falun Gong and any activities thereof were posted in Glodok.[1] The government declared it a priority to ensure the safety of the Glodok area against any kind of Falun Gong activities, which it associates with the Chinese state and communism.[2]
