為什麼合作不容易？二十世紀初期荷印華人政治的一些推測

Why Not Working Together? The Political Orientation of the Chinese in the Dutch East Indies

二十世紀初期，荷印地區開始出現民族主義浪潮。面對此一獨立浪潮，當地華人菁英產生三種不同的反應：支持荷蘭人統治、加入當地獨立運動，或支持中國民族主義。然而少有研究討論，為何華人與土地之子缺乏政治上的合作？本文在過去荷印華人研究的基礎上，推測中國民族主義與印尼民族主義在荷印地區出現的「時間差」，以及當時華人與土地之子在「經濟地位」上的差異，是為何即使是支持在地民族主義的華人，與土地之子也難以產生合作的可能原因。

During the early 20th century, strong nationalistic ideas sprung up in Indonesia. The Chinese elites were split into three groups: siding with the Dutch governing, supporting the independent nationalism, or promoting the Chinese nationalism. There is little research exploring the potential barrier of cooperation between the Chinese and the natives. We argue that the gap of timing (between the Chinese nationalism and local nationalism) and the gap of economic status (between the Chinese and the natives) are two main factors hindering the potential cooperation between the Chinese and the natives even both support the independent nationalism.