The author, Dr. Parag Khanna, has explained globalized trends about mapping subjects, titled “Connectography”, which means the geography has been crossed with political economic standards in the current era. Also, he wrote such kind of volumes about geopolitical agenda and global issues. He holds the Ph.D from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the doctor has been served in Brookings Institute, super famous about international politics and world economics, and Lee Kuan Yew School of National University of Singapore, top school of public policy in Asia. He has appeared at TED several times, emphasized various issues and Asian values for the international community, and explained his books and knowledge in lectures at various universities around the world.

This book suggests numerous very well-tamed connotations, such as basic histories, characterized political regimes, future-oriented economic situations, and shining socio-culture. It was also explained at TED and reiterated that Asian values are much greater than we know. He says the 19th century was a time of Europeanization and the 20th century was a time of Americanization, affirming that the 21st century is a time of Asianization. Apart from this, Chairman Jim Rogers, honorary doctor of political and diplomatic studies at Pusan National University, already said in 2016 that the 21st century was Asia's time. East Asia already plays a role as the engine of the global economy, China as the world's factory, India as the world's office, and Southeast Asia as the intermediate. Except for Central Asia, Western Asia serves as a supplier of crude oil, each sub-region in Asia has fully demonstrated its characteristics and has the upper hand in the global competition for survival.

In fact, unlike other continents, it is difficult to conceptualize Asia. Russia and Oceania are hard to say as Asia, but the author classifies them as pan-Asia, and in fact, Western Asia should be regarded as a civilization that is homogeneous with North Africa, not Asia. In this regard, Asia can be seen as East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia, and Central Asia is influenced by Russia, so it is hard to say that it is the same as Asia we think. In other words, the scope of understanding may vary depending on how far the Asian categories are placed, but the book talks about the Asian categories as far as Russia and Australia. However, it is clear that East Asia and South Asia are at the heart of Asia, where most of the global GDP is made up, the size of trade and the movement of the population are concentrated, and the proportion of East Asia is significantly higher than any other regions in the world.

The volume suggests why Asia has no choice but to lead the current era on various issues such as economy, trade, and culture, and how much presence it has in the Western society, which is currently a leading country. In other words, the existing Asian manufacturing industry was only something cheap, but now it is ahead of the West's in technology, and the percentage of students studying at prestigious schools in the United Kingdom and the United States is definitely high. In addition, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean companies are gaining power in each sector. China's fifth-generation industry, Japan's automobiles, and South Korea's semiconductors and home appliances are representative, and China is now gaining power as a market as it is connected to Southeast Asia's cheap labor, and India is also set to take a leap forward. In addition to the richness of the Gulf monarchies, there is no reason for Asia to be pushed back by the West anymore.

Above all, the paperback also highlights the large-scale entry of the Chinese film industry, led by the fact that Korean singers are gaining power. There are mainly many stories about companies, and as the author spent a lot of time in Singapore, the value and mention of them are detailed. Although Singapore is typically composed of democratic government, it can be seen as a one-party system, and overall legislation is quite strict. It can be seen as an early example of an Asian governance system, and the author says through the case of Singapore that Asia is now a place that can be preceded, not a place to follow. He then explains the power of the Asian economy and immediately talks about Asians in the United States and Americans in Asia, as well as the relationship between Asia and Europe. It is true that the relationship between Asia and Europe is not so transparent historically, as Europe trampled Asia under the colonial era. However, Asia absorbed the political system of Europe and transformed itself into a new country, and Singapore, Hong Kong, and India were representative places.

On the other hand, South Korea and Japan were influenced by the U.S., and among them, South Korea is the most Americanized country, as it has said before. Korean culture is interpreted as being extremely American. BTS and Black Pink also sang American pop songs by Koreans. The streets of Korea are decorated in English, and clothes, cars, businesses, and people's languages are all stained with English. The overall system and thoughts are similar to the United States, and there are so many people who think they can't live without the United States due to vested interests and leadership. Considering that Protestantism from the U.S. has taken root through existing vested interests and indigenousization, and that it is the only country with many pan-Christians at the end of the East, unlike Japan and China, there are many unnecessary stereotypes that Americanization has settled.

Turning this upside down, China is establishing an extremely Chinese system. Historically, most Asian ideas have been born in China, and Buddhism and communism have been absorbed into China under external influence. Buddhism, interpreted through Chinese filtering, has been introduced to the Korean Peninsula, and likewise, Chinese communism is now presenting a new way to the point that it remains the ideological value of the Communist Party of China, which leads China. That is, technically speaking, like Singapore and Japan, are leading the nation in a one-party system. Of course, China is an authoritarian regime, so it is different from parliamentary democracies, but China's uniformized and centralized system has ensured economic development.

Furthermore, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, which achieved economic growth ahead of China, essentially reached economic growth through the uniformity of the time, and China also strengthened its system with the party at the center. In other words, on the contrary, it is safe to say that Asia's economic growth has been achieved by the subtle combination of pre-modernized social consciousness and Western political systems. I can see that according to the wild goose theory, Japan in the 80s, four tigers in the 90s, China in the 00s, and Southeast Asia and India all contain authoritarianism.

Taken together, the author suggests that Asia will become a more global leader through the development of companies and the increase in trade, and, as Chairman Rogers said before, Asian time will come. While the rise of China has already proved that the time of the East, not the West, is coming, the presence of Southeast Asia and India is increasing along with the decline of Japan, a representative of Western civilization. On top of that, the global response of Korean films, dramas and songs and the Korean government's prevention against coronavirus are drawing more attention. Aside from the book, Harvard University professor Mark Peterson has repeatedly said that Korea's presence will increase, while Pennsylvania State University professor Sam Richard has said that if he has children, he will send them to Korea to study. As such, South Korea is receiving the most attention among Asia, and it is indeed encouraging that it is gaining such power while it is located between authoritarian China and stagnant Japan. Besides, many Western scholars are talking about Korea's role and future presence, but its citizens are entirely underestimating it for granted. This is also, of course, the result of Asian thinking, and although he likes to brag a lot, it is also a condensation of results that are nothing more than scribbling on SNS because of their face.

After all, the time of Asianization is coming, and recently combined with Western ones, but it is necessary to wait and see if Asian values will be practically exercised in the past. It has already been 200 years since English has become an international official language, and China has been constantly striving, but it's the impossible to take soft power hegemony in global for the future because the pandemic has worsened the already poor reputation of the international community. Nevertheless, as Asia is the center of the global economy, it is expected to remain powerful, and we are all watching the coming of Asian time in various fields, including security, diplomacy and culture, in the ocean's flow.

Of course, it is real that Asia still has a relatively insensitive proportion of public manner compared to Europe and Japan, and that its attitude toward public goods is not affordable. As there are still a couple of parts that need to be consciously enhanced, it is time to focus more on internal development, not on the external capabilities that you like to boast about. Instead of using it to show off face, we should focus on controlling myself and not causing damage to the surroundings, as Confucius and Mencius said before. It is definitely necessary to know that Confucianism is not necessarily a bad thing, and when it can be established and functioned, it seems that faithful Asian assessments will be realized, and through this, we can stand confidently.

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