TO GO WITH Indonesia-China-politics-minorities,FOCUS BY SAM REEVES This photo taken on August 14, 2014 shows incumbent Jakarta vice governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known by his nickname Ahok, speaks to journalists at his office in Jakarta. Indonesia's small ethnic Chinese community faced severe discrimination for decades during the Suharto dictatorship. But the minority is now poised for a new milestone, with Jakarta soon to get its first ethnic Chinese governor. AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s small ethnic Chinese community faced severe discrimination for decades during the Suharto dictatorship. But the minority is now poised for a new milestone, with Jakarta soon to get its first ethnic Chinese governor.
After Muslim-majority Indonesia threw off authoritarian rule, the minority group which had played little role in the country’s political life began to win more freedoms and greater acceptance.
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