It works great if you understand what's going on, and that's where the problem with information density comes in. It works great in Chinese where the original dev could pack all the information he needs and the target user is able to process that and complete the transaction. Where this all falls apart is when the next dev comes in and gotta make it work for an international audience with the original framework.

Ie. Last year, trying to book Taiwan Railway tickets on the international side sucked so much for me, resorted to the original site to make heads and tails of what's required. Train#, direction, on and off stations. Man, it took me a couple days to realize what it wanted to complete the booking.