The book really presents Cathay in a good light.
My only hope is the 2nd Cathay arcane jounal actually bring the more "darker" side of Cathay.
Like they absolutely not mention Monkey king (except for that one item) or Monkey Warriors helping them in war an/or doing trouble in the Empire; or chaos cults in the big cities; or even pirates/Dark elves/Nippon attacking the east coast.