Unfortunately my friend the brutal truth and you East Asians know this but avoid saying because you don't want to disrespect. In Pakistan we have religion. That kills posssibility of doing what you guys do. I say this because I am not bothered what PDF people think of me. I will just say what I think. In private discussions with Chinese once they open up they also will point at the toxic culture of religion in Pakistan that has killed any chance of progress.
You said about how East Asians aspire to make phones, cars, computers etc. In Pakistan the culture is instead to look religious. Note I said look. Meaning little effort is made to improve yourself. It;s all about looking religious and then judging others. Then even forcing others. You see in last 3 days Pakistan has been burning. What about? Religion. Because what some French people said in Paris. Nothing to do with Pakistan.
In Pakistan it's all about fake religion, fake respect. It's not like religion in Pakistan has created a kind society. Rape, murder, abuse, corruption and other crimes are as common as rest of the world.
The truth is was it not for East Asians most of Pakistan could very well slide back to middle ages. There would be no cheap phones, cars etc. Without those products Pakistan would slide back to stone age. Unless it began to beg the whites for imports but most Western products are expensive.
Respect, religion is big. The hypocracy is it is a lazy, corrupt culture which lives on begging money from western institutions like IMF, running abroad as illegal migrants to the very white countries they compliain about. Many of the most virulent anti-western PDF'er will be from this group who live in the west.
Then after having begged the loans or got remittances from abroad the word "respect" comes out.
*sigh*.
Ps. I am jealous of East Asian culture that is so humble, hard working, realistic, strong when required as your wars have proven. You know how to fight, how to work and how to make peace. And most important you learn and even adopt ideas from your enemies.