Malaysian Studies in China (2014-2024): Evolving Trends and Multidisciplinary Perspectives; (Kajian Malaysia di China (2014-2024): Perkembangan Trend dan Perspektif Multidisiplin)
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ABSTRACT: The year 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia. Standing at this juncture, this paper reviews the Malaysian Studies produced by Chinese academics in the past decade (2014-2024) and summarizes their research topics and disciplinary characteristics. China’s academic research on Malaysia covers a wide range of fields, including politics, diplomacy, history, and socio-culture, and there is a trend of crossover from a single discipline to a multi-disciplinary. Political studies pay close attention to Malaysia’s nation-state construction and ethnic politics; in the studies of foreign policy and relations, special attention is paid to Malaysia’s role in both regional and international geopolitics and its balancing strategies. In socio-cultural studies, research focuses on the identity and cultural integration of ethnic Chinese, which reflects insights into the changing perceptions of ethnic Chinese in the Malaysian multicultural context. The overall research is characterized as interdisciplinary and pragmatic. This paper aims to provide references for future research on both Sino-Malaysian relations and Malaysian Studies, and indirectly serve the exchange and cooperation between Chinese and Malaysian academics.
Keywords: Malaysia; Malaysian Studies; China; Chinese academics
ABSTRAK: Tahun 2024 merupakan ulang tahun ke-50 penubuhan hubungan diplomatik antara China dan Malaysia. Sempena itu, artikel ini mengulas Kajian Malaysia yang dihasilkan oleh ahli akademik China dalam dekad yang lalu (2014-2024) dan merumuskan isu-isu penyelidikan dan ciri-ciri disiplinnya. Kajian Malaysia di China merangkumi pelbagai bidang, termasuk politik, diplomasi, sejarah dan sosiobudaya, dan terdapat trend persilangan daripada satu disiplin kepada pelbagai disiplin. Kajian politik memberi perhatian kepada pembinaan negara bangsa dan politik etnik Malaysia; dalam kajian dasar dan hubungan luar negeri, perhatian khusus diberikan kepada peranan Malaysia dalam geopolitik serantau dan antarabangsa serta strategi pengimbangannya. Dalam kajian sosiobudaya, penyelidikan tertumpu kepada identiti dan integrasi budaya etnik Cina di Malaysia, yang mencerminkan pandangan tentang perubahan persepsi etnik Cina dalam konteks pelbagai budaya Malaysia. Secara keseluruhan, kajian Malaysia di China bersifat interdisiplin dan pragmatik. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menyediakan rujukan bagi kajian Malaysia dan juga hubungan bilateral China-Malaysia pada masa depan, dan secara tidak langsung memberi perkhidmatan kepada pertukaran dan kerjasama antara ahli akademik China dan Malaysia.
Kata kunci: Malaysia; Kajian Malaysia; China; akademik China
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