Motif di Balik Bantuan Jepang untuk Palestina dalam Kerangka CEAPAD
Abstract: This paper discusses
the main motives behind Japan’s foreign aid to Palestine. It is likely that
Japan starts to play its role as foreign aid broker. Recently, this country has
been inviting other countries, especially in East Asia, to be involved in its
foreign aid programs. CEAPAD (Conference on Cooperation among East Asian
Countries for Palestinian Development )is the example to be mentioned. This is
the first time East Asia countries talk together to support Palestine in order
to be able to manage foreign aid efficiently. Surprisingly, although this
conference used East Asia as its tagline, six of ten ASEAN members (Brunei,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapura, Vietnam) attended this conference but
China as major state in East Asia region did not. At one side, it seems that
Japan is trying to get good image from Asian countries in order to challenge
the increasing image China has got so far. At the other side, potential market
in Arab and Palestine region as well as in Asia—especially East and Southeast
Asia— are still in grasp. Whether political or economic motives which drives
Japan to put CEAPAD into surfaces, Palestinian Authority and people has had
huge expectations from this.
Penulis: Ryantori
Kode Jurnal: jphubintdd140276
