ISLAM NUSANTARA: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Islam Nusantara: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture

Revisiting Sino–Indonesian Encounters: A Neo-Tributary Perspective on Power, Economy, and Islamic Maritime History

Utama, Virdika Rizky (Unknown)
Mukhtar, Abdullah (Unknown)

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Publish Date
09 Dec 2025

Abstract

Patterns of Indonesia–China relations over the past two decades reveal an increasingly asymmetrical economic partnership shaped by large-scale investment in infrastructure and extractive industries. Strategic projects, such as the high-speed railway and nickel processing, illustrate how financial and technological dependence has deepened Indonesia’s structural vulnerability within the bilateral relationship. Interpreting these developments through the historical logic of the tributary system sheds light on emerging power hierarchies that resemble a modern neo-tributary order. Evidence from academic studies and media sources underscores the need for a more autonomous and strategically calibrated foreign policy to safeguard national sovereignty amid intensifying regional competition.  

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ISLAM NUSANTARA: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture
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ISLAMNUSANTARA

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Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Indonesia

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Religion Arts Humanities Education Environmental Science Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences Other

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ISLAM NUSANTARA: Journal for the Study of Islamic History and Culture facilitates the publication of article and book reviews on the study of Islam, Muslim culture, society, politics, and history in Southeast Asia (Nusantara) and beyond. It is published twice a year and written in Indonesia, ...