Question: But if nothing was a vacuum, this was an extremely hard and heavy one.
There was no vacuum.

Answer: no

Question: Don't you understand?
Do you not get it?

Answer: yes

Question: You can also take a ferry to Macau to find an entirely different kind of city, a unique blend of Chinese and Iberian culture.
Macau is a unique blend of Japanese and Iberian culture.

Answer:
no