Sino-Indonesian Dual Nationality Treaty

Sino-Indonesian Dual Nationality Treaty
Zhou Enlai (standing, second from left) and Sunario (seated, right) meet at the 1955 Asian–African Conference.
Signed22 April 1955 (1955-04-22)
LocationBandung, Indonesia
Effective20 January 1960
ConditionExchange of the instruments of ratification in Beijing
Expiration20 January 1980
SignatoriesZhou Enlai (China) and Sunario (Indonesia)
PartiesPeople's Republic of China and Indonesia
LanguagesChinese and Indonesian
Full text
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The Agreement on the Issue of Dual Nationality between the Republic of Indonesia and the People's Republic of China (Indonesian: Persetujuan Perjanjian antara Republik Indonesia dan Republik Rakyat Tiongkok Mengenai Soal Dwikewarganegaraan; simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国和印度尼西亚共和国关于双重国籍问题的条约; traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國和印度尼西亞共和國關於雙重國籍問題的條約; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó hé Yìndùníxīyǎ Gònghéguó guānyú shuāngchóng guójí wèntí de tiáoyuē), better known as the Sino-Indonesian Dual Nationality Treaty, was a bilateral agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Indonesia that forced Chinese Indonesians with dual nationality of both countries to choose citizenship of just one. It was signed by Zhou Enlai, Premier and Foreign Minister of China, and Sunario, Foreign Minister of Indonesia, on 22 April 1955 during the Asian–African Conference in Bandung. Following ratification by both parties, the treaty came into force on 20 January 1960 after an exchange of the instruments of ratification in Beijing.


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