In order to prevent Chinese influence from expanding, the Indonesian government imposed a good many restrictions on the Chinese. For example, Indonesian business enterprises were forbidden to employ Chinese, and the Chinese were not permitted to carry on commerce or to reside outside the administrative zone of the capital.
為了避免華人勢力擴展，印尼政府對華人有許多限制，像是不准印尼企業雇用僑民、禁止僑民在行政區首府以外的地區經商居住等等，無異截斷了僑民的生路。