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Tracing the strategic roots of Confucianism in China’s contemporary foreign policy Yakti, Probo Darono; Susanto, Siti Rokhmawati; Wicaksana, I Gede Wahyu; Afdholy, Nadya
Masyarakat, Kebudayaan dan Politik Vol. 38 No. 2 (2025): Masyarakat, Kebudayaan dan Politik
Publisher : Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Airlangga

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20473/mkp.V38I22025.202-214

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As China asserts its global role, principles such as harmony (hé), benevolence (rén), and the doctrine of the mean (zhōng yōng) increasingly influence its diplomatic behavior. These values form the basis of what this study calls a “Defensive-Moderate Confucian Approach,” integrating strategic culture, constructivism, defensive realism, and soft power. This article examines how Confucian strategic values shape China’s foreign policy, particularly under Xi Jinping’s leadership. Through case studies of China’s relations with the United States and India, the paper highlights how Confucian ethics guide both cooperative projects like the Belt and Road Initiative and calibrated responses in territorial disputes. While contradictions between moral ideals and strategic interests occasionally emerge, Confucianism remains a key reference in shaping China’s pursuit of order and stability. The article argues that China’s international conduct cannot be fully explained by materialist frameworks alone. Instead, Confucian thought offers a culturally grounded lens for interpreting its foreign policy choices. By doing so, the study contributes to broader discussions in International Relations and Chinese Studies on the enduring impact of historical values in contemporary global politics.
Efek Mediasi Kredibilitas Selective Exposure dan Algorithmic Personalization terhadap Online Political Engagement Pemuda: Kasus Isu #IndonesiaGelap Hermawan, Eko Satriya; Asfar, Muhammad; Wicaksana, I Gede Wahyu
The Journal of Society and Media Vol. 9 No. 2 (2025): Digital Expression and Solidarity Media
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/jsm.v9n2.p626-660

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Social media affords both deliberate selective exposure and algorithmic curation. This study examines which pathway better explains youth online political engagement around #IndonesiaGelap issue and whether perceived information credibility mediates these effects. Using PLS-Structural Equation Modelling based on the survey evidence, we find that engagement is driven chiefly by self- selected exposure. Meanwhile, the algorithmic personalization shows only a modest direct association, functioning mainly as a facilitator of visibility rather than a mobilizer. On the other side, credibility operates as a complementary mediator that amplifies the effect of selective exposure on engagement, while contributing little to the transmission of algorithmic effects. These results indicate that online political issue engagement is not simply an algorithmic by-product but arises from intentional information seeking coupled with credible content. Theoretically, the study sharpens the distinction between algorithmic curation and user agency and specifies credibility as a boundary mechanism that conditions especially when exposure translate into engagement. Findings also recommend communication strategies that foreground credible sources, increase information curation, and build media literacy to support deliberate, informed participation.
Reorienting the Global Economy in China's Belt and Road Initiative Yakti, Probo Darono; Susanto, Siti Rokhmawati; Wicaksana, I Gede Wahyu; Afdholy, Nadya; Ladiqi, Rumi Azolla
JURNAL ILMU SOSIAL Vol 24, No 2 (2025)
Publisher : Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Diponegoro

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/jis.24.2.2025.263-285

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This study aims to examine China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation under the leadership of President Xi Jinping with more than 100 countries in the Indo-Pacific region as a geo-economic order of developmentalism in the Indo-Pacific region to rival the United States (US) with its liberalism. BRI offers developmentalism based on investment-driven economic growth and infrastructure boom. BRI is also a geoeconomic phrase that shows China's geopolitical interest in controlling at least 45 percent of the world economy, whose potential lies along the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road. This explanatory research tries to explore further the grand strategy carried out by China in a transformation from the previous leadership era of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Hu Jintao, to Xi Jinping. Then, BRI expanded, as Chinese investment in infrastructure expanded throughout the Indo-Pacific. The data was drawn from a literature study spread across official Chinese government websites (china.gov), journal editors, online media, and e-book provider sites. The findings highlight the declining role of the US in the international world under the leadership of Donald Trump, so that it a strategic opportunity for China to overtake the US. However, the US is no longer the only world hegemon. China is trying to introduce developmentalism as a counter-order to the liberalism that has been promoted by the US.