By Daniel Hamon
The Khaleej Times, one of the leading English language newspapers in the United Arab Emirates, recently published an article written by Kishore Mahbubani, dean of the School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, in which he attributes the rise of Asia to America's generosity:
The biggest strategic gift that America has made to the world is to spark the rise of Asia by generously sharing its wisdom and best practices with millions of Asians. It is dangerous to over-simplify history, but some crude facts are undeniable. If the American dream had not been discovered and created, and Europe had continued to dominate world history, Asian societies may not have awoken from centuries of slumber so quickly and smoothly. American generosity saved Asia.
Even now, each year about 90,000 young Indians and 80,000 young Chinese study in American universities. Is it any wonder that China and India are re-emerging as the world’s largest economies? And is it any wonder that the best practices they are using for their dynamic new corporations are taken from lessons provided by American universities? This is one reason why when businessmen from both sides of the Pacific meet they speak a common language: American.
One gift the world can celebrate on this Christmas day.
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