A plan to build a multi-billion dollar Chinese glass factory in Indonesia’s Riau Islands Archipelago has sparked fierce protests from indigenous islanders who are opposed to their villages being torn down.
Land disputes and forced evictions have often been a source of conflict in Indonesia and the protests on Rempang island are the latest in a long line of confrontations between indigenous people and the Indonesian authorities.
” CNN reached out to the Chinese company Xinyi Glass which Indonesia’s government says plans to invest $11.5 billion to build the factory. Representatives did not respond to requests for comment and calls to their headquarters in Hong Kong went unanswered. Communities at stake Rempang is one of three main islands that make up Indonesia’s Riau province and is home to least 7,500 residents, many of Malay Indigenous heritage.
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