Roger Blench writes that the debate possesses "a strong ideological flavor", with associations between an Asian origin and "high civilization".
ɹˈɑːdʒɚ blˈɛntʃ ɹˈaɪts ðætðə dᵻbˈeɪt pəzˈɛsᵻz "ɐ stɹˈɔŋ ˌaɪdɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl flˈeɪvɚ", wɪð ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃənz bᵻtwˌiːn ɐn ˈeɪʒən ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn ænd "hˈaɪ sˌɪvɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən".