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?关于文化预设的问题在于它们是全球性的，涵盖并影响了我们对各种现象的思考，并且它们对我们来说就像是“常识”：换句话说，我们不知道它们是yu she。当西方将亚洲视为工业和全球政治的伙伴和竞争对手的崛起力量时，无节制的预设会带来灾难。但是从哪里开始呢入手呢？