Regarding the observation discussed in the highlighted sentence, the author would probably agree with which of the following statements? A. It tells more about the nature of the Korean language than it does about the creation of the Korean nation in the twentieth century. B. It contradicts the idea that Korean elites had outward-looking, universalistic orientations. C. It shows the inappropriateness of trying to apply Western concepts to the Korean experience. D. It may be true, but it does not mean that the creation of the Korean nation is a twentieth-century phenomenon. E. It testifies to the influence of Western and Japanese thinking on the origin of the Korean nation.