I have no special expertise beyond having read 100k+ pages of Euro/American scifi for fun :) Liu Cixin himself cites western influences like Clarke. Some eleme

I have no special expertise beyond having read 100k+ pages of Euro/American scifi for fun :) Liu Cixin himself cites western influences like Clarke. Some elements feel exotic to me though, which I assume come from the cultural difference. I quite enjoy that, much like I appreciated Wuxia movies as teenager: no deeper that western action flix, but goofy instead of cool, and tropes unknown to me feel less trope-y. Anyway, I'm happy about the fact that these days it's easy to read and watch stuff from around the globe.