It's abit more complicated that that. For example in my understanding, whichis mostly limited to groups I normally interact with, namely Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia Chinese. It's mostly the westernised, the rich elite especially in Singapore that drink the western kool-aid. These people, and their kids are influenced by pro western media, growing up they view China as a poor, backward country. The west as more advanced, richer civilization. They may speak some Chinese, celebrate some Chinese culture but truthfully their heart is not in it. Now this might change over time, as China gets increasingly prosperous economically, and more advanced technologically, more influential globally, and possessing higher and higher living standards.
I got a true story, my relatives acquaintance in Singapore, guy belongs to Chinese upper middle class in Singapore, parents are professionals, him and siblings all educated in UK, now married into rich family. During the height of trade war when US under trump kept adding sanctions after sanctions, this guy actually suggested China should not resist the US and just capitulate, his main reasoning is he wants cordial relations, for good business conditions and also it might affect his kids later on studying in US or UK, as he doesn't want his Chinese looking kids to get hate crimed.
Mind boggling but right away, you can tell 2 things from minds of typical rich Chinese or elite in Singapore. Self preservation and the love of sending their kids to western countries for education. Love of prestige from a Western education yes, but not exactly, self hating imo, just very selfish and bootlicker.
For rest of Singapore, it seems overall majority still have a favorable view of China, by the result of the pew poll, which I'm little surprised with. Although they also probably have a comparable favorable view of US. Nevertheless, just going online, there is another segment who are vehemently anti China, these are also western bootlickers. They are pro Taiwan, pro US aligned countries. They have the same mentality of hk roaches with a sense of superiority. Thankfully they are probably in minority.
As for Malaysian Chinese, and indonesian Chinese, as you pointed out, they are minority in their country of birth. They have been dealt with pretty crappy hands in the past. Namely the racist bumiputra policy in Malaysia. The CIA sponsored anti communist massacre, anti Chinese discriminatory policies, post Suharto regime riots targeting local Chinese in indonesia. despite this the Chinese population in these two countries also managed to do well economically for themselves during the boom times, while getting fed western propaganda of anti China, anti communist crap. Moreover, the "China" they identify with growing up, is the more prosperous hk and tw. So while they have grievances towards their government, China isn't wat they look towards to. Again this will change i believe in time. And already changing day by day. Having said that, some of most fervent pro Chinese diaspora I come across online are from Indonesia and to some extent Singapore and Malaysia.
I do not think however China government has any designs on overseas Chinese diaspora, we are citizens of other countries. Uniting us with China will probably raise Hostility and suspicion from our own countries governments lol. The way I see it in future is more economic integration and ties. My worthless 2 cents.
