American companies don't want to lose out on what could be a new Asian tiger.

This idea that, whatever happens, someone will help out is what brought the Asian tigers to their knees.

China's economy today is at a different stage of development than those of the Asian tigers.

All four Asian Tigers have a lot of people who are very educated and good at their jobs.

Many economists say free trade will bring a new impulse to an Asian tiger that is slowing in middle age.

It is named Asian Tiger because of its white and black stripes.

"They have a very vibrant economy, one of the Asian Tigers."

So many of the Asian Tigers never had real bankruptcy laws because everyone was just growing.

But Washington said the four Asian economic "tigers" had advanced so far that they no longer needed such help.

The third, perhaps most enervating impetus to turn around and open up is the example of the Asian tigers.