> one wish is the west adopted Chinese style kitchens

This works if there is a designated member of the household (whether family or employee) who prepares food away from everyone else.

It doesn't for a social setting. Fortunately, the only thing you need to reach the health benefits of the former in an open kitchen is a good vent. If you have a multi-story home, the motor doesn't even have to be in the kitchen, allowing for quiet designs.

Sure but most homes in America don’t have a good vent and often with new builds, to have a good vent you need makeup air and you then introduce a lot of annoying issues.

The socializing part feels like an edge case but I guess it depends if you are cooking to entertain or cooking for your daily food. The daily food only a small portion of the cooking requires closing up the kitchen.