Prominent Asians, such as former Singaporean leader Lee Kuan Yew, are now warning Europeans that if they continue on their current course, Europe will rapidly become irrelevant for anything other than tourism and high-end real estate. A prominent Chinese businessman who divides his time between Hong-Kong and London was even more specific.
亚洲的著名人士，如新加坡前领导人李光耀就警告欧洲人如果继续现在的道路，欧洲除了旅游业以及高尚私人宅第外将一无是处。这位居住于香港和伦敦两地的著名中国商人说得很具体。几周前在巴黎一次由商界要人和政界领导人参加的私人聚会上，他说，“你们欧洲正在沦为第三世界国家，你们将时间花在错误的问题上¾¾宪法、福利状况、养老金危机¾¾你们对自己提出的问题给出了系统性的错误答案。”