Sukma Indonesia and China

The Politics of a Troubled Relationship
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-1-134-62695-3
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

Reihe: Politics in Asia

Indonesia broke off relations with China in 1967 and resumed them only in 1990. Rizal Sukma asks why. His answers shed light on Indonesia's foreign policy, the nature of the New Order's domestic politics, the mixed functions of diplomatic ties, the legitimacy of the new regime, and the role of President Suharto. Rizal Sukma argues that the matter of Indonesia restoring diplomatic ties with China is best understood in terms of the efforts made by the military-based New Order government to sustain its political legitimacy. The analysis in this book proves that an absence as well as a presence of diplomatic relations may advance not only the external but the domestic interests of an incumbent government. This is the first major study on Indonesia and China's diplomatic relations under the New Order government. It will be illuminating for research students and lecturers in international politics, international relations, policy making and diplomacy

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sukma, Rizal

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. Acknowledgements. Abbreviations. Introduction. Indonesia's foreign policy and Indonesia-China Diplomatic Relations (1950-1967). The origins of Indonesia's foreign policy and the establishment of Indonesai-China diplomatic relations. The foreign policy of a new republic: The origins of the Bebas-Aktif principle. The establishment of diplomatic relationans. Indonesia's domestic politics. The Management of unstable relations. The Early years (1950-1956) A time of suspicion. The Radicalisation of Indonesia's foreign policy and Indonesia-China relations (1957-1967). Domestic political change and a new course in foreign policy. Conclusion. The Suspension of Diplomatic Ties: Its Functions and the Roots of Resistance. The suspension of Indonesia-China relations and the domestic imperatives. Communism, China and the Overseas Chinese: The Logic of New Order's threat perception. Indonesia's perception of China: The foundations of threat perception. The Origins of the foreign policy debate. The basic positions of the contending parties: The significance of diplomatic ties with China. Conclusion. Foreign Policy Debate: The Primacy of National Security. The nature of the New Order's domestic politics and foreign policy making. Adam Malik's quest for normalisation: The problem of the ethnic-chinese minority. KADIN's visit to China. The problem of Cambodia. Conclusion. The Functions of Resistance: Domestic Politics and Regime Legitimacy. Domestic politics and resistance (1970-1984): National security and normalisation. Domestic policy and resistance (1 985-1988): Change amid Continuity. The Surprising 1989 descision: President Saharto ended the debate. Conclusion. Towards the Restoration of Relations: The Dimensions of Change in the New Order's China Policy. The changing domestic context. The changing external context. Policy Justification and perception of the elite: Has Indonesia really changed? Conclusion. Indonesia's Normalisation Decision and the Role of President Suharto. The changing political structure: The decline of ABRI's role and the ascendancy of President Suharto. Suharto and foreign policy making: The discovery of a new appetite. Suharto and the making of normalisation decision. Conclusion. The Functions of Diplomatic Ties with China. Bibliography.