Jakmile vyšly najevo přínosy globalizace a zároveň začalo být evidentní, jaké škody napáchala politika soběstačnosti, začali politici na Východě uznávat, že jejich antiglobalizační postoj byl chybou.
As the benefits of globalization became manifest, and the damage wrought by autarkic policies also became evident, policymakers in the East began to appreciate that their anti-globalization stance had been a mistake.