The Fourth Disaster Begins at the Dawn of the Millennium

"So there's bad news?"

"The bad news is that these Indonesian armed forces are too scattered. We can't make them surrender as a whole. You know, it's not easy to capture 20,000 pigs, and it's even more difficult to capture 20,000 pigs in the forests and mountains of East Timor. Perhaps we should use the captured commander of the Indonesian army in East Timor and let him order the Indonesian armed forces in various places to give up their weapons and stop resisting."

January 1998 had just ended, and the voice of tiny East Timor attracted a little bit of global attention.

As early as 1991, because of the "Santa Cruz Cemetery Massacre" incident and the related documentary "In Cold Blood: The East Timor Massacre", many eyes of the world have suddenly focused on this place that has long been ignored in history. A large number of civil organizations supporting East Timor have been established in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, Malaysia, Germany, Ireland, Brazil, Portugal, and Australia. They put pressure on their governments and the United Nations to condemn the Indonesian occupation.

In people's impression, East Timor is the country that was bullied by Indonesia.

The oppressed weak are the ones who need help from the international community. Of course, all we can do is to provide support through public opinion and be willing to donate money.

Donations of goods were already very rare, and there was no more practical help. But on this day in January 1998, what kind of news came from East Timor?

On this day, the commander of the Indonesian Army in East Timor

All Indonesian and Indian armed forces in the region issued a notice, requiring them to immediately lay down their weapons, stay on standby, wait for the guerrillas to arrive, and surrender to the ETRF.

Regarding this news, many people initially thought they had heard it wrong, "Damn, those idiots in the media must have got it wrong, they should have asked the ETRF to surrender to the Indonesian army..."

But it was not until the media in Jakarta publicly condemned the ETRF, using phrases such as "colluding with foreign militants to split Indonesia at will", "creating a huge humanitarian disaster", and "Indonesia will never compromise with the East Timorese resistance organization!" that many people in the world suddenly realized:

"Fuck, the Tongkat Ali counterattacks Indonesia?"

At the same time, Williams, who had been in the mountains and forests for half a year, finally came to a city with his companions where they could see the atmosphere of modern life, ending their six-month "savage" life.

"Oh, praise God!" Williams said, "We need to take a hot bath, have a good meal, and do two things. First, do everything we can to get videotapes and films! We don't have much stock! Second, call the boss and tell him that we have first-hand materials about the East Timor Liberation War, and then we can talk to him about the bonus issue on the phone.

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Chapter 77: Indonesia is already overwhelmed

There are two forces that firmly stand on the side of "opposing East Timor's independence".

One is the pro-Indonesian forces that Indonesia has cultivated in East Timor for many years. They insist that East Timor must remain in Indonesia and are willing to use force to suppress their compatriots. The other is the Indonesian military. Since the Indonesian military sent troops to East Timor at the end of 1975, it has paid a huge price in the long-term rule. It has invested a lot of manpower in East Timor.

Many soldiers died in East Timor because of the resistance of the East Timorese resistance forces. The Indonesian army commemorated those who died in East Timor.

A memorial was also erected at the army headquarters on the outskirts of Jakarta.

In February 1998, a joke was made within the Giant God Company and the Tongkat Ali Group.

In the "February Pig Catching" operation, the above two forces are targets that need to be captured and sent to prisoner-of-war camps, and those who have committed serious crimes must be punished as soon as possible.

Public trials and executions ensure that "the punishment is fair and just".

This is both easy and difficult. The easy part is that many Indonesian armed members can easily commit serious crimes that deserve the death penalty, so that the Tongren Front does not need to collect all the crimes of a person to sentence him to death; the difficult part is that there are too many people to be executed, and the number is more than all the guerrillas combined...

In addition to the "February Pig Catching" operation, the Giant God Company and the Tongan Revolutionary Front, which have basically controlled the overall situation in East Timor, still cannot relax their vigilance. Although Indonesia did not dispatch the army to counterattack East Timor, their army

The ships and aircraft strengthened the blockade of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Now you are waiting, and I can't continue to reinforce (the players said angrily: "You wait, I

Buy Su-27s from the Russians now! ").

In addition, the Indonesian military's aircraft bombings and naval artillery attacks,

It also prevented the Giant God Company and the guerrillas from withdrawing from the two coastal cities in the French mainland and bringing the main force back to the inland areas.

To avoid retaliatory fire from the Indonesian army.

Once the Giant God Company put their tanks, armored vehicles, and self-propelled

Indonesian navy and air force are eyeing it, and then a fire-resistant force can be sold to implement landing. Once Indonesia sends a force like the Marine Corps to implement landing

Lu, will be the Giant God Company's corporate city T6 landing operations, but he sent their "red berets" to launch an airborne operation, but he

Before they landed, the former VDV members on the ground were already ready for target practice.

"Mr. President, when we have so many problems at home, why do we have to face so many international problems? Why do we have to suffer so much? Why do we need East Timor? East Timor has become a burden to the central government, like a hard bone that Indonesia cannot digest."

When Suharto's confidant Habibie said the above words, Suharto did not rebuke Habibie for being weak as he had done before, but remained silent.

Separatism has always been a "hot potato" for Indonesia. On the issue of "separatism", East Timor is at the forefront, but it is not the only one. Separatist activities in Aceh, Irian Jaya and other regions have never been completely quelled.

East Timor's defeat of the Indonesian troops stationed in East Timor and its rapid progress on the road to independence not only shocked all parts of Indonesia, but also served as a "benchmark". For example, in Aceh, in early 1998, the people of Aceh discovered the "mass graves" made by the local military. The wave of independence in Aceh once again reached a climax, and the voice of "independence" was like a wild horse that was unbridled and difficult to stop.

Thanks to Suharto's policy of "divide and rule" for decades, which encouraged opposition and hatred among the people with different cultural backgrounds and religious beliefs, Indonesia has not only failed to integrate the various ethnic groups in the country, but has made the local divisions more and more serious. Faced with these "independence" voices, the military forces represented by Suharto will naturally neither agree (worrying that Indonesia will disintegrate like Yugoslavia) nor do anything to improve the situation. Anyway, they will just strike hard!

However, at least in East Timor, the Indonesian army's heavy blow backfired, and it did not show its face, but instead exposed its butt in front of the whole world.

"Oh, it's all the Americans' fault..."

Habibie couldn't understand why Suharto suddenly blamed the Americans. Was it because the IMF did not provide financial assistance?

It is no wonder that Habibie would think so. As far as he knows, the most annoying period for the president at the moment is because the United States used the IMF to force Indonesia to carry out economic reforms.

Habibie does not have Suharto's trust and suspicion. He runs a self-reporting department in Suharto. He still searches for the Tongan Front at home and abroad. The reason why the Tongan Front suddenly rose to prominence is that the two foreign weapons and Russian weapons are used by the elements on the surface. They look like Ukraine and Russia.

It is related, but there are so many armed forces around the world using Soviet weapons, so what does this matter? On the contrary, the clues revealed by this group of militants revealed that they have an American background, which made Suharto very uncomfortable.

Will the Americans help Indonesia maintain "unity"? Maybe before 1991, but today, who knows if they would want to see Indonesia become the next Yugoslavia.

For example, the U.S. ambassador to Indonesia once met with Acehnese separatists in a hotel and asked them not to damage U.S. assets in Aceh.

industry, otherwise the United States will regard Aceh as an international terrorist organization. In other words, as long as the US industry is protected, the United States will recognize

Or accept the existence of "Aceh independence".

Before 1998, the United States had already put pressure on Indonesia in terms of "economic reform" and accusing Indonesian armed forces of "indiscriminate killing of innocent people and human rights violations" in East Timor, and demanded that Indonesia allow international peacekeeping forces to enter East Timor. Suharto and the Indonesian army certainly would not agree to any peacekeeping forces entering their "territory"...

When Suharto linked the recent series of events, he inevitably thought of a possibility: "The United States is already very dissatisfied with me because I have rejected the United States' requests many times, so the person sitting in the White House decided..."

"And the damned traitor..."

In early 1998, before Suharto became the seventh president, the National Brotherhood Foundation, which was originally loyal to Suharto, asked the 75-year-old former five-star general to step down. The organization said in a tactful way that Suharto was no longer suitable to be president due to his age and health. Suharto smelled something different from the past, and he immediately convened a meeting in his residence with the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, the defense minister, and the chief of the military staff, trying to persuade the army to support him in exercising his special powers, including declaring martial law.

Unlike in the past, this time, Suharto failed to convince......

Chapter 78: Prelude to the Anti-Chinese Riots

"Divide and rule" is not Suharto's new tactic. In fact, hundreds of years ago, when Indonesia was ruled by Dutch colonists, "divide and rule" had already been widely used by the colonists.

The Dutch colonists politically divided all residents of Indonesia into three categories: the first category was mainly Europeans, mainly Dutch; the second category was mainly Asians, mainly Chinese; and the third category was local indigenous residents. Different levels of residents were subject to different laws, and the legal status of the Chinese was obviously higher than that of the indigenous residents. In order to prevent the Chinese from joining forces with the indigenous residents to resist colonial rule, the Dutch-Indonesian colonial government promulgated the "residence area" system, stipulating that the Chinese were not allowed to live together with the local indigenous people, placing the Chinese between the Dutch rulers and the indigenous Indonesians.

The social division of labor management is adopted in the economy. "Usually, Europeans control the import and export and wholesale trade of bulk materials, the Chinese are engaged in intermediate wholesale and retail, and the local indigenous people are at the bottom of the production structure." The social division of labor management in the economy has led to the formation of different professional specializations between the Chinese and the indigenous people. The Chinese are more concentrated in the business field, and the indigenous people are more concentrated in the agricultural field.

The Dutch colonists gave the Chinese economic benefits by adopting the so-called "combining kindness and severity" policy. On the one hand, they took advantage of the Chinese's business prowess to achieve their colonial plundering goals. On the other hand, they were afraid that the economic development of the Chinese would damage the economic interests of colonial rule, so they spread

Speech like "Chinese exploit Indonesians" and "Chinese seize power" blames the poverty of Indonesians under the colonial system on the Chinese, provoking

They disrupt the relationship between the Chinese and the indigenous people in order to reap the benefits.

Suharto continued the colonialist policy of "divide and rule".

On the one hand, they used some Chinese, granted them privileges, and supported them to become wealthy, forming the so-called public account in Indonesia - Zuo Shang was the "cash machine" of the Suharto family. . As for the "Jews" who were arrogant and arrogant, it was just like the "anti-Semitism wave" could not hurt the Jewish tycoons.

In this way, these wealthy Chinese have plenty of resources and money to help themselves avoid the wave of anti-Chinese sentiment, while the ones who suffer are always the lower-class Chinese.

Suharto is just like those ancient European kings. When European kings encountered problems, they would take out their anger on the "Jews". In Indonesia, there is a similar inertia. Whether it is economic difficulties or political crises, when the government is unstable, in order to divert attention, the authorities will shift their targets to the Chinese. In the end, the people's dissatisfaction with the authorities ended with the looting and burning of Chinese shops and houses, and personal attacks on the Chinese. The Chinese became the best scapegoats for the authorities.

Most Chinese in Southeast Asia tend to just swallow their anger and accept it, and the government also thinks that putting the blame on the Chinese is the best way. At present, Indonesia is a huge powder keg, and the Suharto regime is eager to divert the public's attention and divert the public's anger away from itself...

Since 1998, the atmosphere in Jakarta has not been good for a single day. The air is filled with anxiety and uneasiness. Unemployment, soaring prices, and the money in people's hands is depreciating at the speed of light. The money that can buy a kilogram of rice on the first day may only be enough for half a kilogram on the second day.

The streets are crowded with cars and supermarkets are full of people. It's not that people like shopping, but they are trying their best to buy basic necessities.

By March, Indonesia had even more trouble. It ran out of food!

Affected by the "El Nino" phenomenon, Indonesia has experienced the worst drought in nearly half a century. Tens of thousands of hectares of farmland have dried up, resulting in a reduction in food production. A large amount of rice needs to be imported to solve the food problem. However, importing rice requires foreign exchange. If Indonesia has enough foreign exchange, will it still be subject to the threat of the IMF?

The sun was high in the sky, and the scorching rays were shining on the ground, adding a sense of heaviness to the already sultry air and making the anxious Indonesians even more anxious. In the breakfast shop, the wooden tables and chairs had been cleaned and were waiting for customers to arrive. The electric fan on the wall was rotating "squeaky", trying to bring some coolness to the room, but the effect was minimal. The TV was hanging in the corner, playing the official Indonesian news channel.

At this time, some Indonesians were eating breakfast inside and outside the store (those in the store were eating breakfast, and those outside were waiting for water). They lowered their heads and

While eating, I was thinking about where to get my next meal, and listening to the TV. At this time, the TV was playing a program about "What is the difference between a man and a woman?"

Who controls the Indonesian economy?" was a discussion program. On the screen, a group of government officials and scholars talked freely: "The Chinese Indonesians account for less than 3% of the total population of Indonesia, but they control 70% of the Indonesian economy!"

"The Chinese are all 'economic animals'. The economy of Indonesia is concentrated in the hands of the Chinese!"

“Indonesia’s poverty is all caused by Chinese exploitation!”

The TV then broadcast some footage of Chinese people being caught with foreign currency or gold at the exit checkpoint, continuing to provoke the emotions of Indonesians. Of course, the media will not broadcast footage of Chinese people organizing donations, giving away or selling daily necessities such as food and oil to the local poor at low prices, and will not disclose the fact that Indonesia's economy is actually controlled by 70% of foreign capital such as the United States and Japan.

The deep-seated dissatisfaction of Indonesians who have nowhere to go after losing their jobs has been gradually brought out by the media. Their resentment is growing. Not only are official channels provoking their nerves, but the propaganda of extreme nationalists is also consciously indulged by the authorities. They can even distribute leaflets to ordinary Indonesians in places like train stations, such as "I would rather let Indonesia regress 20 years than drive the Chinese out!" "Take back the ancestral heritage that was plundered by the Chinese!"

After 1998, the frequency of anti-Chinese incidents increased, and the intervals between them became shorter and shorter. The scope of the incidents gradually expanded. The riots first started in the east. In January, anti-Chinese riots occurred in Bandung, Bima, Flores Andhi, East Java, and Endehe on Flores Island. Then the riots began to spread across the country. By mid-February, the riots that looted the Chinese had spread to dozens of towns throughout Java, Sumatra, and Sulawesi.

In March, as Suharto was re-elected as president, the political temperature in Indonesia became increasingly high, and the entire country was on the brink of riots. It was hard to say that the old events of 3 would not happen again. Since most Chinese people were unable to flee abroad at this time, some men in Chinese communities began to form self-defense groups and tried to buy weapons for defense.

It was at this time that they either saw the advertisements on their own initiative or were passively approached by salespeople. In short, many Chinese learned that a security company called "Jushen" was preparing to promote "security protection" services locally, and they were advised to act quickly if they wanted to purchase.

Chapter 79: The First Business in Indonesia

In March 1998, student demonstrations broke out in many parts of Indonesia, demanding Suharto's resignation; also in March, Suharto said in a national speech that "the economic reforms required by the IMF are not in line with the constitution."

The economic reforms required by the IMF seemed to have no political conditions attached, but in order to carry out such economic reforms in Indonesia, it was necessary to touch upon politics and dismantle the Suharto family's control over the Indonesian economy, because the Suharto family had a complex control over the Indonesian economy. In Indonesia at that time, there was an unwritten rule that whether a company had a member of the Suharto family as a shareholder would be the key to the success or failure of the company.

All walks of life have flocked to the Suharto family. Some people in the Indonesian business community even joked that there are obviously not enough family members, and Suharto should have more children to solve the problem of everyone's "scramble" for Suharto family members.

It is not difficult to see why Suharto was so determined to resist the IMF. This was a life-and-death struggle that touched upon core interests. Even though the opponent was the "one superpower" among the "one superpower and many strong countries" at the time, Suharto was determined to lead Indonesia in fighting to the end.

As a result, the rupiah continued to depreciate wildly, fuel and food prices soared, more and more people died of hunger and disease, and people's hearts were unsettled and discontent spread everywhere.

A trivial dispute between public security officers could lead to a riot involving dozens of people, resulting in the destruction of hundreds of stores and many cars.

destroy.

In this escalating riot, Chinese and Chinese businessmen - as always - became the rioters' first targets.

The burning motorcycles on the ground, the occasional noise and sirens from the distance, and the graffiti on the walls that read: "You Chinese don't have much time left, so why not enjoy yourself while you can" make ordinary people feel terrified. The society is in turmoil and the risk of riots is getting worse, especially for the Chinese community, which seems to be in a catastrophe that may break out at any time.

Early in the morning, a military green jeep slowly drove along a narrow street into the yard of a Chinese community in Jakarta.

Although it was difficult, no one bothered to find the trouble. After the car stopped, four Giant God Company security guards jumped out of the car.

In the yard, the leader of the Chinese community came up to greet them with a dozen influential people in the community.

"Hello, my... "

"I can speak Chinese, just tell me..." one of the four players with an East Asian face replied.

"Oh, oh, well, hello, my last name is Chen, you can just call me Lao Chen. On behalf of the Chinese community behind me, I want to talk to you about this security service."

The group came into the main hall, which was a typical Chinese-style house, very ordinary. However, the only thing that made people laugh and cry was the two flags hanging in the hall at the same time, one was the five-star red flag, and the other was the blue sky with a white sun.

"So flexible........."

The two parties sat down in the main room and started chatting. The player handed several identical draft contracts to Lao Chen and his entourage. The contents of the contract included a "security group purchase" plan for the community and a security plan for individuals.

The former is to purchase the services of Giant Security on a community basis. Giant Security will provide security services for various assets and personnel such as houses and stores within the scope of the contract, including assisting the community to establish a self-defense force and providing training. When necessary, it can also upgrade the equipment of the self-defense force (for additional money) and guide the community to build roadblocks and barricades with limited materials. Of course, the most important thing is that Giant Security will directly send security personnel to intervene in the community protection work. They will use assault rifles, general machine guns, sniper rifles, rifle grenades, grenades and other weapons to eliminate all terrorists who threaten the community.

The latter is a security service for individuals. Even though Indonesia is in such a mess now, there are still people who need to go outside the community, even if it means taking risks. At this time, you can purchase the "Trauma Team" service for individuals. This service is divided into two levels. For those who purchase the "Trauma Team" ordinary service, no matter where you are in the city, as long as you call the trauma team in time and inform the exact location, the fully armed "Trauma Team" will definitely arrive within half an hour and rescue the user from danger. If it exceeds half an hour, a full refund will be given.

Of course, if you think half an hour is too late, you can also purchase the "Trauma Team VIP Service". For the safety of our VIPs, Jushen will dispatch the medical helicopter just purchased in Indonesia to rescue customers, and guarantee that it will arrive within 7 minutes, and refund if it is overdue. The helicopter is not only equipped with a full set of first aid facilities, but also has security personnel holding M249 machine guns on board to ensure that customers can escape from all dangers.

How should we evaluate the services provided by Giant Company? I don't know whether it is professional or not, but these Chinese people generally feel that there is a bit of over-exposure... This over-exposure is very reassuring, but the problem is that the price is not cheap (in fact, the price amortized by the group purchase plan is very cheap, but the cost of the "trauma team" is not cheap), especially the group purchase of security services, which involves the issue of the entire Chinese community paying for it.

Who pays more? Who pays less? Some people say it depends on the person.

Some people say it should be calculated based on the size of the store, while others say it should be calculated based on income. Also, some people think it is a bit unreasonable to buy services now.

It's not worth it. It's better to postpone the purchase for a few weeks. After all, the chaos doesn't seem to be that big now. It's better to wait until the scale of the riot becomes larger before hiring. This way you can spend less money and "spend it wisely."

Anyway, the price is not going to be agreed upon in a short time, which makes the players speechless. They are still arguing when the disaster is about to happen. Do they have to wait until the rioters rush over to kill, set fire, and rape before they start to make plans?

Of course, what the players don’t know is that this has actually already happened.

The local Chinese community now attaches great importance to the attitude of Giant Security Company. At least when negotiating the contract, those who are serious about speaking in the community are all silent. They also sincerely want to purchase the service. It’s just that the internal

The payment has not been agreed yet. After all, Giant God Security is an American company.

The company's brand is a character that many Chinese people cannot ignore or fool.

Before Giant Security came to sell its services, the staff of the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia had tried their best to warn these

Chinese groups should be prepared to respond. They should either leave Indonesia now or register with the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia so that if the riots spread, the embassy can promptly receive the Chinese seeking refuge.

But quite a few Chinese groups simply responded calmly: "I understand," and then turned to seek protection from Taiwan....

"The first thing we sold was a trauma team? That's amazing..."

What the players didn't expect was that although community security services were the most cost-effective, they were difficult to sell. Instead, the really expensive ones were bought by some Chinese families with gritted teeth and spent money.