I thought this was the Japan flag for a second. This is proof we were all becoming weebs and the cultural impact Japan has on the west is a planned distraction for them to try to take back Asia again.
They’re obviously waiting for China to take back Taiwan while the US is focused on the Middle East, then when US finally has time to help Taiwan North Korea joins in, causing the Taiwanese war, having many countries fighting in Asia, just like they had in the Korean War.
It is not a sphere and is a 1d image. It has no mass or volume or depth but has the appearance of being 3d, so it is indeed an optical illusion. It will remain forever in the digital form it is in now.