Although this theory of rejecting Chinese origins in favor of Italian does not completely support the "original creativity" of the British nation, it does at least mean that no credit for the work has to be given to the vanquished of the Opium War.
這種舍「中」取「義」的理論，雖然不算完全守住祖宗對「原創性」的堅持，但至少不必把功勞獻給鴉片戰爭的手下敗將。