In the context of the rest of the article, it doesn't seem that way. In fact, the title isn't necessarily a fair representation of the article itself. In many ways, it sounds to me like Jackie was simply towing the line. Speaking to a Chinese audience, he basically said that he thinks the mainland way is better, not Taiwan or Hong Kong - giving the people what they wanted to hear, to an extent. On the other hand, he DID have the guts to speak up about the quality of Chinese goods, even given the possibility that it might rub some people the wrong way. I essentially agree... but he had the guts to say something historically and philosophically profound. We've gotten to a point in history where you cannot say anything without some group taking some offense... instead of seeing if there is something to learn from the comment. I have seen a few people here on CFL say the same or similar and it sure got ugly