This volume is a compilation of papers presented at the interna-tional conference on Malaysia and Sino-Malaysian Relations held onApril 6 and 7, 2005. The conference was held to celebrate the estab-lishment of Institute of Malaysian Studies at -Xiamen University,China, and to provide a better understanding of Malaysia and ex-plore the impacts and implications of China's rapid development forMalaysia and Southeast Asia as a whole. The conference brought to-gether more than thirty reputable exiaerts and scholars from Main-land China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Australia, Ja-pan, the Netherlands,U. K. ,U. S. ,China's Hong Kong and China'sTaiwan.
The book consists of 14 papers, which touch upon a vast arrayof topics pertinent to Malaysia and Sino~Malaysian relations. Theycan be divided into two parts. The first half consists of 7 papersdealing with issues on economy, politics ,history and culture of Ma-laysia. The second half presents 7 papers discussing issues on Sino-Malaysian relations and regional cooperation. The wide disciplinarybackgrounds of the contributors to this book have enabled broadereconomic, historical, political~ and international relations aspects ofMalaysia and Sino-Malaysian relations to be discussed. The viewsexpressed in the papers of this volume do not necessarily reflect those of the editor or the institution.

Foreward
Contributors
Malaysian Economic Development in Comparative Southeast Asian Perspective
The Political Economy of Malaysia's Financial Development
Piracy and Maritime Terrorism in the Straits.of Melaka
Onto the Coasts and Into the Forest:Ramifications of the China Trade on the Ecological History of Malaysian Borneo, 900-- 1900 CE
From a Plurality of Cultures towards Plural Societies:Changes of Regime and Colonial State mation
in the Malay Archipelago, 1780--1830
Mahua Writers. Localization, Nationality and Cultural Identity.
Chinese Secondary Education in the Federation of Malaya
Malaysia and Sino-Malaysian Relations in a Changing World
Sino-Malaysian Economic Relations. Retrospect and Prospects
The Economic Rise of China and Its Implications on Industrial Development in Malaysia
Malaysia's Changing Policies Toward China.. From Non-recognition to Rapprochement
Security Aspect of China-Malaysia Relations in the 21st Century.A Filipino Perspective
China-Malaysian Relationship . Malaysia's Security Perceptions of China's Rise
The Impact of the Rise of China and Regional Economic Integration. A Malaysian Perspective
Regional Economic Cooperation in Post-Crisis East Asia and New Strategies of ASEAN