Weller strongly opposes the idea of ​​“top-down” globalization, which many find popular. I agree with Weller that globalization cannot be so black and white. China and Taiwan are covered in evidence of outside influence, but the notion of “top-down” is simply too broad to apply to these two countries. For example, if top-down globalization had such an impact, then both nations would be heavily influenced by a single nation or ideal; but that is simply not the case. Taiwan draws many economic and wildlife preservation ideals from the United States, while China borrows from ideas from the United Nations (99). There are also too many different lifestyles and cultures in each of these nations to be influenced by just one guy. Weller points out: “Cultural globalization is not simply a matter of pouring water down a slope and watching it get wet. It is a multivocal debate between many people with different interests, different access to the mechanisms of cultural production and different levels of power to impose. their opinions (165)." Weller, throughout his texts, supports this argument, offering examples of local interests versus national ideals. When it came to people protesting various environmental issues, it was often local “gangsters” rather than big organized crime stood in the way, and often residents solved these problems on their own rather than seeking outside help (113).