The trouble with cultural assumptions is that they're global—encompassing and influencing our thinking on a vast range of phenomena—and that they feel to us like “common sense”: in other words, we don't know they're assumptions. As the West looks toward Asia as a rising force—a partner and competitor in industry and global politics, unchecked assumptions can spell disaster. But where to begin?關於文化預設的問題在於它們是全球性的，涵蓋並影響了我們對各種現象的思考，並且它們對我們來說就像是“常識”：換句話說，我們不知道它們是yu she。當西方將亞洲視為工業和全球政治的夥伴和競爭對手的崛起力量時，無節制的預設會帶來災難。但是從哪里開始呢入手呢？