Abstract
Since the proclamation on the 1st October 1949, the People's Republic of China has gained an important role in international relations after World War II. The success of communism conquered China, has changed the dynamics of competition between the United States and the Soviet Union that lead the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The situation has forced the newly independent states in this era, like Indonesia and Malaysia, to determine their position. In addition to facing the same international politics pressures, the two countries also have relations in the domestic issues related to China, namely the existence of the local Communist Party and ethnic of "Chinese overseas". The external and domestic factors that ultimately affect the choice of the countries' foreign policy towards China. This article attempts to identify and explore the factors that influence the similarities and differences in Indonesia and Malaysia foreign policy towards China using the approach threat perception, leader perception and domestic legitimacy within the framework of neo-classical realism. This article is expected to provide scientific contributions to understanding the comparison of Indonesia and Malaysia foreign policy towards China.
 Keywords: Indonesia and Malaysia foreign policy, the existence of China, Cold War era, threatperception, leader perception, domestic legitimacy, neo-classical realism
Highlights
the People's Republic of China has gained an important role in international relations after World War II
the two countries also have relations in the domestic issues related to China
domestic factors that ultimately affect the choice of the countries' foreign policy towards China
Summary
Tersebut menjadikannya sebagai kekuatan utama komunisme di Asia sekaligus memberikan tekanan besar kepada AS. AS merespon dengan keras, mulai dari menahan pengakuan atas kedaulatan. RRC, mendukung eksistensi Republik China pimpinan Chiang Kai Sek yang terpinggirkan di Pulau Taiwan sampai menolak pemberian kursi Dewan Keamanan PBB (DK PBB). China menampilkan politik luar negeri yang agresif manakala mereka terlibat aktif dalam Perang Korea selama 1950-1953. Hal tersebut memberikan pesan kuat bahwa China berpotensi menjadi kekuatan komunis terbesar di Asia (Taufik Adi Susilo, 2009:121).Dalam perkembangannya, China semakin agresif dan independen dalam politik luar negerinya seiring dengan pilihannya untuk keluar dari. Internasional akibat “pengkhinatan” Uni Soviet yang memilih mengikat perjanjian dengan AS dan Barat mengenai percobaan senjata nuklir pada tahun. Situasi ini melahirkan konstelasi baru dalam era Perang
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