num_pages: 448
description: In the 19th century the world was Europeanized. In the 20th century it was Americanized. Now in the 21st century the world is being Asianized.The Asian Century is even bigger than you think. Far greater than just China the new Asian system taking shape is a multi-civilizational order spanning Saudi Arabia to Japan Russia to Australia Turkey to Indonesialinking five billion people through trade finance infrastructure and diplomatic networks that together represent 40 percent of global GDP. China has taken a lead in building the new Silk Roads across Asia but it will not lead it alone. Rather Asia is rapidly returning to the centuries-old patterns of commerce conflict and cultural exchange that thrived long before European colonialism and American dominance. Asians will determine their own futureand as they collectively assert their interests around the world they will determine ours as well.There is no more important region of the world for us to better understand than Asia  and thus we cannot afford to keep getting Asia so wrong. Asias complexity has led to common Western thinking on Asia conflates the entire region with China predicts imminent World War III around every corner and regularly forecasts debt-driven collapse for the regions major economies. But in reality the region is experiencing a confident new wave of growth led by younger societies from India to the Philippines nationalist leaders have put aside territorial disputes in favor of integration and todays infrastructure investments are the platform for the next generation of digital innovation.If the nineteenth century featured the Europeanization of the world and the twentieth century its Americanization then the twenty-first century is the time of Asianization. From investment portfolios and trade wars to Hollywood movies and university admissions no aspect of life is immune from Asianization. With Americas tech sector dependent on Asian talent and politicians praising Asias glittering cities and efficient governments Asia is permanently in our nations consciousness. We know this will be the Asian century. Now we finally have an accurate picture of what it will look like.
language: English
title: The Future Is Asian
publisher: Simon & Schuster