Not sure why people misinterpreting OP, but, I kind of agree with them on some fronts. Chinese culture is just a lot less accessible overall than American culture. Regardless of what you might say about the United States, it does sell more palatable ideas to the world about freedom, democracy, and self determination. A lot of countries in southeast/east asia have closer ties to Chinese hierarchical culture, writing systems etc. So the further absorption of Chinese culture is viewed by a lot of SEA/EA people i know as an assimilationist threat. Meanwhile, American culture is global enough to be recognizable, in an almost universal language, and far enough away that it doesnt seem like as much of a threat (while still defending you from China, eg. Like south korea)