Editing Westernization (section)

===Kishore Mahbubani===
[[Kishore Mahbubani]]'s book entitled ''The Great Convergence: Asia, the West, and the Logic of One World'' (Public Affairs), is very optimistic.{{Why|date=August 2014}} It proposes that a new global civilization is being created. The majority of non-Western countries admire and adhere to Western living standards. It says this newly emerging global order has to be ruled through new policies and attitudes. He argues that policymakers all over the world must change their preconceptions and accept that we live in one world. The national interests must be balanced with global interests and the power must be shared. Mahbubani urges that only through these actions can we create a world that converges benignly.

[[Samuel P. Huntington]] posits a conflict between "the West and the Rest" and offers three forms of general action that non-Western civilizations can react toward Western countries.<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1007/978-1-349-62397-6_6 |chapter=The Clash of Civilizations? |title=Culture and Politics |year=2000 |last1=Huntington |first1=Samuel P. |pages=99–118 |isbn=978-1-349-62399-0 }}</ref>
# Non-Western countries can attempt to achieve isolation to preserve their own values and protect themselves from Western invasion. He argues that the cost of this action is high and only a few states can pursue it.
# According to the theory of "[[Bandwagoning|band-wagoning]]" non-Western countries can join and accept [[Western values]].
# Non-Western countries can make an effort to balance Western power through modernization. They can develop economic, and military power and cooperate with other non-Western countries against the West while still preserving their own values and institutions.

Mahbubani counters this argument in his other book, ''The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East''. This time, he argues that Western influence is now "unraveling", with [[March to Modernity|Eastern powers]] such as China arising. He states:
{{blockquote|…the 5.6 billion people who live outside the West no longer believe in the innate or inherent superiority of Western civilization. Instead, many are beginning to question whether the West remains the most civilized part of the world. What we are witnessing today…is the progressive unwrapping of these many layers of Western influences.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mahbubani |first1=Kishore |title=The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East |date=2009 |publisher=PublicAffairs |isbn=978-1-58648-628-0 |pages=129–130 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zdw3hyNPj34C&pg=PA129 }}</ref>}} He explains the decline of Western influence, stating reasons as to the loss of Western credibility with the rest of the world.
# There is an increasing perception that Western countries will prioritize their domestic problems over international issues, despite their spoken and written promises of having global interests and needs.
# The West has become increasingly biased and close-minded in their perception of "non-Western" countries such as China, declaring it an "un-free" country for not following a democratic form of government. 
# The West uses a double standard when dealing with international issues. 
# As the biggest Eastern populations gain more power, they are moving away from the Western influences they sought after in the past. The "anti-Americanism" sentiment is not temporary, as Westerners like to believe – the change in the Eastern mindset has become far too significant for it to change back.