THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CHINA-INDONESIA RELATIONS IN 2021

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat · M. Habib Pashya

Jan 2022 · INDEF

About this ebook

This book is a continuation of our previous book, The Political Economy of Indonesia-China Relations 2021, which was published last year. The main objective of this book is to understand the different dynamics of Indonesia-China relations in 2021. It attempts to offer an analysis of various important events that occurred in the past year as well as providing recommendations for alternative policies that can be carried out by the government, relevant agencies, and other stakeholders in order to ensure that the relationship between Jakarta and Beijing are mutually beneficial for the two parties.

Some of the chapters in this book have been published by international media such as Asia Sentinel, The Diplomat, The Conversation, and The ASEAN Post. We hope this book can open a new window for readers to see the dynamics of Indonesia-China relations from various perspectives. The author hopes that this work can become a reference for students and researchers who are interested in foreign policy issues and the politics of international cooperation.

About the author

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat is an assistant professor at the Department of International Relations, Universitas Islam Indonesia. On the theoretical side, his areas of research and teaching focus on global political economy, politics of trade and partnership, and critical theories to IR. On the empirical side, he is mainly interested in China‘s foreign policy, especially towards the Middle East and Indonesia, as well as the growing relations between Indonesia and the Middle East. Zulfikar’s academic background originates from a B.A. in International Affairs from Qatar University. This was further shaped by an M.A. in International Politics and a Ph.D in Politics from the University of Manchester in the UK. Outside campus, Zulfikar is a research associate at the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF), Jakarta

M. Habib Pashya is a final-year student majoring International Relations at Universitas Islam Indonesia. He is an expert on China’s foreign policy, China-Indonesia relations, Cross-Strait Relations, and Indonesia foreign policy. He has published articles, books, and journals on those topics. He has involved in various research projects including on Indonesia-Oman Cooperation and the China’s Strategies Towards Muslim Communities in Indonesia. Outside campus, he is also a researcher at the Center of Indonesia-China Studies (CICS), the first student-run Indonesian think-tank, and working as research assistant at several institutions, including Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Islam Indonesia, and the Center for Economics and Law Studies (CELIOS).