Criticism
Taiwan social-politics critic Lung Ying-Tai argues that Asian values are merely a doublespeak on suppressing universal values of freedom of speech and human rights.
Several Asian political figures have expressed criticism of the idea of Asian values, including former President of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Lee Teng-hui, and former President of the Republic of Korea (South Korea), Kim Dae Jung.
Also, in his article "Democracy as a Universal Value", Amartya Sen pointed out that no universal "Asian" value system could possibly exist, because the cultural diversity of Asia is far too great for there to be a single set of common values across the region.
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