>Japan is not at all Westernized, nor Taiwan, nor South Korea, but they are definitely modern. Free speech and democracy are Western ideals. I think most peopl

>Japan is not at all Westernized, nor Taiwan, nor South Korea, but they are definitely modern. Free speech and democracy are Western ideals. I think most people would say that these countries are absolutely westernized. China, and much of the Arab world, is modern, and largely at odds with Western values. Maybe these are better examples for your comment.