Why can't array_search find the Chinese string?

$exist_key1 = array_search(trim($val[0][2]),$cCategory_arr);
var_dump(trim($val[0][2]));
var_dump($cCategory_arr);

var_dump($exist_key1);

print is handled like this:

"",,,,,

Php
Mar.29,2021

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