Because of the Corona Virus, Chinese Tourist Visits to Indonesia Come Affected

The government has banned flights to and from China. The decision was taken to prevent the spread of the dangerous virus into the country.

Limited access to Chinese tourists makes Indonesia's tourism sector affected. Moreover, if the ban from the government lasts a long time.

"If we see that there is a ban from the government to come here. It must have an impact (on the tourism sector)," said Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Suhariyanto at the BPS head office, Jakarta, Monday (3/1).

1. Tourists from China to Indonesia reached 2 million visits
Because of the Corona Virus, Chinese Tourist Visits to Indonesia Come AffectedIDN Times / Ayu Afria
Based on BPS data, the number of foreign tourists visiting from China during January-December 2019 was 2.07 million people. That number is among the top three highest in 2019. In second place are tourists from Singapore with 1.9 million visits.

"While most tourists from Malaysia are 2.98 million people," Suhariyanto said.

According to Suhariyanto, a ban on access by Chinese citizens would clearly have an impact. With a total of 2 million people, the contribution will be felt. "The number of foreign tourists 2 million will definitely have an impact," he said.

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2. Indonesian-Chinese exports and imports are disrupted
Because of the Corona Virus, Chinese Tourist Visits to Indonesia Come AffectedCoconut commodity exporter (IDN Times / Feny Maulia Agustin)
Not only the tourism sector, Indonesia's trade sector will also be affected. Moreover, China is one of Indonesia's trading partners.

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"We know that the main exports and imports to China will be influential. Later we will see," he said.

The export value in December 2019 was recorded at US $ 14.47 billion, an increase of 3.77 percent compared to exports in November 2019. In year on year or compared to December 2018 it also rose 1.28 percent.

The increase in exports was triggered by an increase in non-oil exports from US $ 12.9 billion to US $ 13.3 billion, up 3.10 percent. Meanwhile oil and gas exports also rose from the previous US $ 1.03 billion to US $ 1.16 billion or grew 12.09 percent.

Meanwhile, Indonesia's imports recorded positive results. Although still high, there was a decrease of 5.47 percent. The import value of December 2019 was recorded at US $ 14.50 billion.

December 2019 oil and gas imports were recorded at US $ 2.13 billion, down 0.06 percent compared to the previous month. Meanwhile the value of non-oil imports in December 2019 was recorded at US $ 12.37 billion, down 6.35 percent.

3. Corona virus casualties increased
Because of the Corona Virus, Chinese Tourist Visits to Indonesia Come AffectedThe evacuation team when preparing to welcome 238 Indonesian citizens from China, at Batam Hang Nadim International Airport, Riau Islands, Sunday (2/2).(Twitter / @ infoppkk)
Cases of corona virus outbreaks that hit in a number of countries including China continue to be a worldwide concern. Until Monday (3/2), the number of victims exposed to the corona virus and died reached 361 people.

Based on the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) of John Hopkins University, United States, quoted by IDN Times, positive victims exposed to the corona virus reached 17,335 people.

This death toll increased by 57 people compared to Sunday (2/2) which still recorded 305 people. A total of 361 people who died were Chinese citizens. One other person is Filipino.

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