根据以下内容，回答217-221题。 Inrecentdecades,thereisaphenomenonwhichmakesusgivesomeattention,theso-called SoutheastAsian"Tigers"haverivaledthewestern"lions"forstockclichesthatmakeeconomic headlines.ThemythofAmericaneconomichegemonyoverAsiaintheimposingandpatriarchal figureofUncleSamhasprovidedfrequentpoliticalgrist(有利)forSoutheastAsianpolitical leaders,particularlyMalaysia'sPrimeMinisterMahathir.Hehasattemptedtoforgean internationalreputationasasnarlingtiger,butlatelysoundsmorelikeabarnyarddoggroaningat shadows.Withoutdemeaninginanywaytheremarkableachievementsofthenewlydeveloping economicsofMalaysia,ThailandandIndonesia,thesenationsattimesappeartobetheirownworst enemies.ThisisoftenexemplifiedbyDr.Mahathir,whorailsatWesternevilwheneveran internationalordomesticcrisisprovidesanopportunity. Tobemorespecific,therecentdevaluationofthePhilippineandThaicurrencies,andthe subsequentpressureontheMalaysiancurrencyhasinspiredDr.Mahathirtolaunchanall-out attackontheWestasthesourceoftheproblem.HeevenallegesthattheUnitedStateshas deliberatelydestabilizedSoutheastAsianeconomicsinrevengeforthesenations,supportingthe brutalmilitaryruleinMahathir,anactionwhichtheUnitedStatesseemstowantinspectedrather thanrewarded.Butbyresortingtosuchscapegoat(替罪羊),insteadofacceptingevenabit responsibility,thePrimeMinistermayunderminethefuturesuccessoftheregionandMalaysiain particular. Uponfurtherquestioning,Dr.Mahathirnarrowedhisattacktoonewealthyindividual,the well-knownphilanthropist(慈善家),Mr.GeorgeSows,whoseoppositiontoMyanmar'sadmission toASEAN(AssociationofSoutheastAsianNations)Mahathirfoundparticularity,irritating.The logicalmistakesthatunderliesuchconspiracytheoriesdonothelpMalaysiaaddresstheserious issuesofeconomicoverheatingthatexpertshavebeenwarningaboutforallthesedifficultperiods,whichincludelargedeficitsandlowsavingstodebtratios.Infact,therecentdramaticdropin Malaysia'sstockmarketandcurrencyhasledDr.Mahathirtoreversehisinitialapproachtothe crisis.Heevenannouncesmeasuresthatatleastimplyheisquiteawareofexcessesinhisown administration'sspendingpoliciesthathavecontributedtothiscrisisofconfidence.Intheend,this kindofreactionunderminestheesteemthatDr.Mahathir'senlightenedleadershiphasjustly earned. ItisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthatDr.Mahathir( ).
A.tries to manipulate anti-Western actions for political gains B.detests the USA's controlling over" the regional economics C.has correctly identified the financial problem in Asia D.believes in the effect of the ghostly influence from the west正确答案B
