With a popular online comic strip （连环画），overseas Chinese artist Cao Siyu     1    （ enjoyable）sets about deconstructing stereotypes （成见）and cultural misunderstandings betweenEast and West.

After she encountered many misunderstandings and came face to face with stereotypical views about China, Cao was inspired to create Tiny Eyes Comics, an internet-based cartoon strip    2     (illustrate) the big world through tiny Chinese eyes”. Since her first illustration in late 2016, Cao followers     3     (post） more than 300 comics to her Instagram account,    4    has attracted about 41, 000 followers.

Italian magazine Grazia says ： " Her simple sketches have played    5    big part in making iteasier to understand Chinese culture."One of her comics shows the cultural     6    ( difference) behind the debate about usage of masks, which has been a divisive topic throughout the pandemic. To wear or not to wear, that is the question that has led to     7     ( expect) controversy and,     8    .some cases, even physical conflict, in some parts of the world. In the strip she explains that Chinese people wear masks     9    ( prevent) infection, as well as avoid passing the virus to others.

Many foreign readers say they find her illustrations enlightening, helping them to understand China, while Chinese immigrants have felt understood, according to Cao. This feedback and    10    (connect) with her readers has been "the biggest motivation"^， for her to keep creating.

Self-reliance is an important element in being an independent person. When you can make decisions for yourself     1       relying on others to approve your choice, you are acting    2     (independent). People who are self-reliant and make decisions with confidence is going to find    3     (they) being relied on. This can     make them feel more valuable. However, people relying heavily on others for support     4    (see) as needy and demanding. These are not attractive features in someone’s personality and might lead to losing friends.