The Impact of the Influx of Illegal Chinese Workers in Indonesia on Indonesia’s Relationship with China from 2015 until 2017

The influx of illegal Chinese workers has resulted in violations against the Indonesian government regulations such as the Immigration, Ministry of Manpower, and Ministry of Law and Human Rights in Indonesia. The method of this research is using qualitative research that explains about how is the impact between the relationship with Indonesia and China of the entry of illegal foreign workers from China on Indonesia from 2015 until 2017. Furthermore, this impact is being analyzed by using Neoclassical theory and Rational Choice theory. Finally within this resarch it has been found that, Indonesia still needs economic improvement from various foreign investors especially from China because the Indonesian State Budget has not reached the target of state infrastructure development. So far, the action that Indonesia can take rationally is to maintain its good relations with China, for now and in the future. Therefore, Indonesia is still committed on revising its regulations and policies to improve its procedures in the employment and supervision of foreign workers in Indonesia that is in the sectors of the Immigration, the Ministry of Manpower, and the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Indonesia