You guys give her too much credit; women like Chen are Malinche types, they don’t arrive at these conclusions themselves. They usually adopt the views of powerful men whom they are trying to win commitment and/or money/wealth, in this case white men living in Singapore or Japan who want Asia to remain the colonised fantasy for much of the 19th~20th centuries. you’ll see these types very active in the right wing space since a lot of thirsty white Anglo incels have been drawn to right wing politics in the past decade.
Triumphal arcs in the manner of Titus’ arc in Rome are the hallmark of those trying to ape the Roman Empire. It’s like sinosphere states trying to create mini forbidden cities. Thing is, Titus’ arc celebrates his victory over the Jews, and many Jewish twitter users make a big point of gloating over how Rome is no more but European and Russian people cosplaying as hebrews are “somehow still around”.
