That's the other side. Having all Chinese allows for easier communication, shared cultural experiences, similiar worldview.
Location is a factor.. in China everyone is Chinese. In the US you have a variety of people with different cultural backgrounds. What works in China couldn't work in the US.
The thing is people consume lots of different things. It's hard to imagine emojis could cover a substantial part of them. So, why choose this and not that? To give an example, frutti di mare are underrepresented although they are very popular in many countries. OTOH there is a pregnant black man emoji, which likely represents something that has not materialized yet.
OECD published a report[1] on EVs lately. I haven't read it but according to various press sources it claims that EVs might make things worse, e.g.[2]:
"The report assumes that diesel and gasoline-powered cars are going to be replaced with electric vehicles, eliminating tailpipe emissions, but that problematic PM emissions will remain or even increase."
I agree with the general conclusion about exploitation, but racist theories and justifications existed in different cultures long before the 16th century.
I was about to comment, Paletton is far nicer with the amount of color choice (every color!), but it lacks the examples for simple icons and gradients. The best combination would be to use both together.