but this is what the Japan , s korea , china did to catch up to the west.

They need to be more hardworking than other countries.

It is partly in their culture as they believe that hardworking will bear fruits.

It is sort of imprinted in their mind since they are kids.

china government has been trying to stop overwork.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/c...ork%20on%20time.

Following recent pledges by Chinese government officials to combat overcompetition and tackle the brutal “996 work system” - the expectation of working from 9am to 9pm, six days a week - Chinese firms and companies have been stepping up, implementing official measures to encourage employees to leave work on time.

Writing in response to recent government calls to crackdown on workplace involution, Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun voiced his full support.

“We must oppose involution and firmly adhere to high-quality development,” he wrote on his official WeChat account.

“We must firmly advance towards high-end development, highlighting differentiation and personalisation, and consistently follow the path of high-quality development.”

lol, seems like Lei Jun is not doing it.

i wont say east asian is too racist. it is mainly because they are confidence in their own selves. It is that confidence that pushed them to where they are today.

you could say it is a double edge swords.

West accept immigrant is not really to replace low birth rate, it is for the talents.

Actually the west have not much of a problem of low birth rate compare to Japan, Korea or china.