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The Securitization of Culture of Chinese Indonesian: Paths, Failure, and Constraints



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PAN Yue
XIAO Qin

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DOI:10.17265/2328-2134/2022.04.002

Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China

Indonesian Chinese culture is a part of Indonesian multiculturalism. However, it is challenged by “securitization”. Taking two cases as examples to explain the “securitization” of Indonesian Chinese culture. Several securitizing actors claimed that Guan Yu statue and lanterns are symbols of Chinese culture, and they claimed that they threaten the national security of Indonesia. The securitizing carriers attempt to influence the judgment of the audiences through agenda-setting and framing effects. Nevertheless, the audiences have not fully accepted the securitizing move because the Indonesians regarded the anti-Jokowi forces’ tactics and “China Threat Theories” have not yet reached a consensus. The reason for the failure of this securitization process is about aspects, including the on-ground views on the cultural expressions and practices of Chineseness, the public identified the usual tricks of the anti-Jokowi forces, and there is no consensus on the so-called “China Threat Theories” in Indonesia. To preserve and promote Chineseness under the multicultural agenda, several measures have been implemented by the Indonesian government to promote the harmonious development of ethnic groups and multicultural integration in Indonesia to a certain extent.

culture of Chinese Indonesian, Chineseness, securitization, anti-Jokowi forces, “China Threat Theory”

PAN Yue & XIAO Qin. (2022). The Securitization of Culture of Chinese Indonesian: Paths, Failure, and Constraints. International Relations and Diplomacy, July-Aug. 2022, Vol. 10, No. 4, 158-174.