<p>Wow. It seems Orientalism is fun to play at, because that's what I'm seeing on the (latter) posts on this thread.</p>
<p>What ridiculous nonsense about characteristics of Asian cultures. You see your preconceptions in other peoples' actions. What there IS, is not a focus on non-leadership, but rather a disdain for business. This comes not from some racial or 'cultural' attribute, but from the historical political economy of countries such as China.</p>
<p>And as was said earlier, this is changing. I'm surrounded by ambitious, talented Asian students here at undergrad, tons of whom have leadership talent. This has always been true. What is different is that some may now want to go into business.</p>