XUE Song
Associate Professor
Research Interests: ASEAN studies, Indonesian politics and foreign policy, ethnic politics
Center: Center for China’s Relations with Neighboring Countries
Email: xue_song@fudan.edu.cn
XUE Song, holds a Bachelor’s degree from Peking University (major in Indonesian, minor in Sociology), a Master’s from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (International Relations, Asia-Pacific Studies), and a Ph.D. from Tsinghua University (International Relations). She has conducted research as at Cornell University and Paramadina University, Indonesia. In 2018, she joined the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University. From 2021 to 2023, she was seconded to the Political Section of the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia. She has been a visiting fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore and Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta in Indonesia. She has led research projects funded by the National Social Science Fund (Youth), Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Fund (Youth), and the Ministry of Education’s programs on country and regional studies. Her policy reports have been adopted by the National Security Commission, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, the Shanghai municipal government etc. Her commentary has appeared in China Social Sciences Net, Liaowang Think Tank, The Paper, The Diplomat, Jakarta Post, Jakarta Globe, Kompas, and Media Indonesia, and his research has been cited by China National Radio, South China Morning Post, and Lianhe Zaobao.
Books
Xue, Song. The Political Logic of the Ethnic Mobilization in Indonesia (1998-2017). Beijing: China Social Science Press, Dec 2020.
Qi, Huaigao, and Song Xue, eds. Cooperative Development in the South China Sea: Policies, Obstacles, and Prospects. Routledge, Oct 2020.
Xu, Liping, Song Xue, and Chang Liu. Guide to the World Nations: Indonesia, Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press, Oct 2019.
Hayati Nufus, Lidya C. Sinaga, XUE Song, eds. Refleksi Satu Dekade Belt and Road Initiative: Peluang dan Tantangan Kerja Sama Indonesia-Tiongkok, Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia, December 2024, ISBN：9786233213219.
Journal Articles
Xue Song. Evolving China–Indonesia Relations: From Jokowi to Prabowo, East Asian Policy, 17:3 (September 2025), pp. 7–22. (ECSI)
Xue Song, Arie Kusuma Paksi and Ahmad Suaedy. Shaping Resemblance in Relational Dynamics: Exploring the Interactions between Indonesian Islamic Organizations and China, The China Review, 25:2 (May 2025), pp. 43–81. (SSCI, Scopus)
Xue Song, Virdika Rizky Utama. From Indonesia to China: The Evolving Landscape of Santri Diplomacy, ISLAM NUSANTARA: Journal for the Study of History and Culture, 6:1, pp. 1-20.
Xue, Song. China's Overseas Infrastructure and Infrastructural Power in Southeast Asia. Southeast Asian Studies (in Chinese), issue 2, 2021, pp. 20-37. (indexed in CSSCI)
Xue, Song. Indonesia’s Geo-maritime Security Thinking and Logic of Cooperation. Journal of International Security Studies (in Chinese), issue 3, 2021, pp. 78-101. (indexed in CSSCI)
Xue, Song. Seventy-year History of China - Indonesia Relations: Interaction and Evolution. Southeast Asian Affairs (in Chinese), issue 1, 2020, pp. 41-54. (indexed in CSSCI)
Xue, Song. Why Joint Development Agreements Fail: Implications for the South China Sea Dispute. Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs, vol. 41 no. 3, 2019, pp. 418-446. (indexed in SSCI and Scopus)
Xue, Song. Decentralization and Ethnic Separatism: an Analysis Based on Indonesia. Quarterly Journal of International Politics (in Chinese), issue 4, 2019, pp. 157-188. (indexed in CSSCI)
Xue, Song. Explaining the Method of Ethnic Mobilization in Indonesia: Theory and Review. Southeast Asian Affairs (in Chinese), issue 3, 2019, pp. 73-84 (indexed in CSSCI)
Xue, Song. Ethnic Mobilization in 2015 Local Elections in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Asian Ethnicity, vol. 19 issue 4, 2018, pp. 509-527. (indexed in ESCI and Scopus)
Xue, Song and Xu Liping. “Indonesia’s ‘Sea Power’ Strategy and Maritime Cooperation with China.” China International Studies, issue 4, 2016, pp. 108-132+3. (indexed in CSSCI)
Xue, Song. “The Development of Indonesian Media and Democratization in the Era of ‘Reformasi’”. Southeast Asian Studies (in Chinese), issue 6, 2015, pp. 29-35. (indexed in CSSCI)
Xu, Liping and Song Xue. “The Relationship between India and ASEAN after the Cold War: Adjustment, Development and Trends.” Southeast Asian Studies (in Chinese), issue1, 2012, pp. 25-31. (indexed in CSSCI)
Xue, Song. A Review on Malay Annals. Southeast Asian and South Asian Studies (in Chinese). issue 2, 2011, pp. 73-78. (indexed in CSSCI)
Book Chapters
Xue Song, Qi Huaigao. Sepuluh Tahun Kerja Sama Tiongkok-Indonesia dalam Belt and Road Initiative: Tinjauan dan Prospek Masa Depan in Refleksi Satu Dekade Belt and Road Initiative: Peluang dan Tantangan Kerja Sama Indonesia-Tiongkok, edited by Hayati Nufus, Lidya C. Sinaga and XUE Song, Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia, pp. 27-44.
Xue Song. “Sastra Indonesia di Tiongkok: Penerjemahan, Penelitian dan Promosi” in Ragam dan Prospek: Hubungan Antarwarga Indonesia-Tiongkok, edited by Paulus Rudolf Yuniarto and Thung Julan. Airlangga University Press, 2022, pp. 101-118.
Xue Song and He Kai. “Indonesia’s Foreign Policy since the Reformasi” in The Routledge Handbook of Diplomacy and Statecraft (Second Edition), edited by B.J.C. McKercher. Routledge, 2022, pp. 221-232.
Review Articles
Xue Song, Book review of Max Lane: Decentralization & Its Discontents, An Essay on Class, Political Agency, and National Perspective in Indonesian Politics. Singapore: ISEAS, 2014 in Bijdragentot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde/ Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia (BKI), vol. 172 issue 1, pp 131-3.
(Last Update: September 2025)
