Make Way For The Rise Of Asia

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For too long, Americans have assumed that their nation would always remain the world's strongest and need not adapt to the rest of the globe. It's high time to abandon that belief. The United States will not always be exceptional. Indeed, in some senses, it no longer is. Its economy, like others, will have to change if it is to meet the challenges of globalization. Both its working and middle classes will have to retool to compete. Americans should stop pretending that they are immune to pressures for change. Instead, the United States should learn to behave like a normal country. Luckily, pragmatism is a traditional American virtue; right now the nation needs all it can get.

Mahbubani is dean of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and the author of the forthcoming book,"The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East."

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Posted By: Wonderful @ 05/05/2008 12:05:34 AM

EAST IS EAST AND WEST IS WEST. Do not use your western standard to measure us. We are totally different in many ways. Our culture, freedom of expression and perceptions are totally different. Do respect and understand. Try to shave off your colonial and imperialistic mentality. Arrogance and ignorance only make matters worse.
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Posted By: ANTI-BUSH @ 12/22/2007 9:45:32 AM

CHINA HAS A LONG WAY TO GO, NO NATION CAN CLAIM TO BE A CIVILISED COUNTRY UNTIL THEIR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS GUARANTEED. THE BIG BOSSES IN CHINA ARE NOT WILLING TO BADGE ON IT. .
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Posted By: ANTI-BUSH @ 12/22/2007 9:41:19 AM

It is all in the mind, and there is nothing that can stop one nation from overcoming their weaknesses to reboot the system of transparency and democracy that have been lost all these 8 years with Bush's gambling team. Ignorance was their main fuel by not being able to adapt to the new global status, develop new ideas and be universal. Racism is still deep rooted, universities still segragated, opportunities for the few and good luck for the AMERICAN DREAM. Uncle Sam wake up!!!!!!!