Abstract
As much as 80% of oil imports pass through this strait, while we know that industrialization in China is going very fast, and requires oil energy so that the industrial wheels continue to spin. This situation inevitably brought the Malacca Strait to the dilemma position of China (Malacca Dilemma). On the one hand, the Chinese government wants to reduce its dependence on oil imports through the strait given the vulnerability to sabotage, piracy and intervention from major countries (America and India), which have proxies in countries adjacent to the Malacca Strait. The theories used in this study are the theory of maritime strategy by Alfred T. Mahan, Sir Balford Mackinder's Geopolitical Theory, and the Balance of Power Theory of Nye. then the method used is a qualitative data analysis method. A series of steps to reduce dependence on the Malacca Strait is aggressively carried out by the Chinese government, such as Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), String of Pearls, Nine Dash Line, and Construction of the Kra Canal in Thailand. Facing this condition, it is also necessary to review Indonesia's position in the face of the complexity of the problems in the Malacca Strait in order to deal with the various maneuvers that took place in the Straits of Malacca.
Highlights
of Chinese oil imports pass through the Malacca Strait
the Chinese government wants to reduce its dependence on oil imports through this strait
The theories used in this study are the theory of maritime strategy
Summary
Selat Malaka kepada posisi dilematis China (Malacca Dilemma). Seperti yang diungkap oleh Hu Jintao:. Bagi China, keamanan Selat Malaka untuk impor minyaknya dari Timur Tengah sangat penting diwujudkan, agar roda industri dalam negeri tidak terganggu oleh supply minyak dari Timur Tengah. Selain ancaman-ancaman terhadap keamanan maritim yakni yang mencakup pembajakan, perompakan dan terorisme maritim, dalam perspektif lain, yaitu dari sisi kepentingan strategis Amerika dalam menguasai dan mengontrol kawasan Asia Tenggara secara militer, sejak awal menyadari betul jika Selat Malaka merupakan urat nadi China. Langkah tersebut salah satunya melihat alternatif lain yakni seperti membelah daratan Thailand (Kra Canal), membangun pipa minyak dari Myanmar ke Kunming, Gwadar, Pakistan ke Shanghai melalui Xinjiang, serta dari Iran melewati Pakistan dan India kemudian ke China (Belt and Road Initiative), serta membangun strategy militer (String of Pearls). Negara atau kekuatan eksternal yang mengontrol Selat Malaka hingga ke Samudera Hindia dipersepsikan oleh Cina sebagai ancaman bagi jalur keamanan energinya (energy security).
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