Asia must open up<\/p>\n
SINGAPORE (AP): East Asia must be more open to foreigners if
\nthe region is to compete successfully in a global market, a news
\nreport Saturday quoted Singapore's political patriarch as saying.<\/p>\n
Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew singled out Japan in particular,
\nsaying that although the nation led East Asia's
\nindustrialization, it must now try to benefit from outside views.<\/p>\n
\"There has to be a fundamental change in cultural attitudes
\nbefore Japanese and other East Asians can compete with the
\nAmericans,\" Lee was quoted as saying by The Straits Times
\nnewspaper.<\/p>\n
The United States is at an advantage because its multi-
\ncultural heritage allows people of different cultures, races and
\nreligions to play on the same corporate team, Lee said.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry
\nSingapore, Lee praised Japan's Nissan Motor Co. for accepting a
\nmassive cash infusion from France's Renault and inviting \"cost-
\nkiller\" Carlos Ghosn to run its operations.<\/p>",
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