Inrecentdecades,thereisaphenomenonwhichmakesusgivesomeattention,theso-calledSoutheastAsian"Tigers"haverivaledthewestern"lions"forstockclichesthatmakeeconomicheadlines.ThemythofAmericaneconomichegemonyoverAsiaintheimposingandpatriarchalfigureofUncleSamhasprovidedfrequentpoliticalgrist(有利)forSoutheastAsianpoliticalleaders,particularlyMalaysia'sPrimeMinisterMahathir.Hehasattemptedtoforgeaninternationalreputationasasnarlingtiger,butlatelysoundsmorelikeabarnyarddoggroaningatshadows.WithoutdemeaninginanywaytheremarkableachievementsofthenewlydevelopingeconomicsofMalaysia,ThailandandIndonesia,thesenationsattimesappeartobetheirownworstenemies.ThisisoftenexemplifiedbyDr.Mahathir,whorailsatWesternevilwheneveraninternationalordomesticcrisisprovidesanopportunity. Tobemorespecific,therecentdevaluationofthePhilippineandThaicurrencies,andthesubsequentpressureontheMalaysiancurrencyhasinspiredDr.Mahathirtolaunchanall-outattackontheWestasthesourceoftheproblem.HeevenallegesthattheUnitedStateshasdeliberatelydestabilizedSoutheastAsianeconomicsinrevengeforthesenations,supportingthebrutalmilitaryruleinMahathir,anactionwhichtheUnitedStatesseemstowantinspectedratherthanrewarded.Butbyresortingtosuchscapegoat(替罪羊),insteadofacceptingevenabitresponsibility,thePrimeMinistermayunderminethefuturesuccessoftheregionandMalaysiainparticular. Uponfurtherquestioning,Dr.Mahathirnarrowedhisattacktoonewealthyindividual,thewell-knownphilanthropist(慈善家),Mr.GeorgeSoros,whoseoppositiontoMyanmar'sadmissiontoASEAN(AssociationofSoutheastAsianNations)Mahathirfoundparticularity,irritating.ThelogicalmistakesthatunderliesuchconspiracytheoriesdonothelpMalaysiaaddresstheseriousissuesofeconomicoverheatingthatexpertshavebeenwarningaboutforallthesedifficultperiods,whichincludelargedeficitsandlowsavingstodebtratios.Infact,therecentdramaticdropinMalaysia'sstockmarketandcurrencyhasledDr.Mahathirtoreversehisinitialapproachtothecrisis.Heevenannouncesmeasuresthatatleastimplyheisquiteawareofexcessesinhisownadministration'sspendingpoliciesthathavecontributedtothiscrisisofconfidence.Intheend,thiskindofreactionunderminestheesteemthatDr.Mahathir'senlightenedleadershiphasjustlyearned. 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