I don't think that the article said "China can't build working pens therefore they suck" and I also do not think it was offering any sort of commentary on "cul

I don't think that the article said "China can't build working pens therefore they suck" and I also do not think it was offering any sort of commentary on "culture" in the first place. Instead it was offering opinions on how the structure of the economy, etc. was holding the country back from moving up the value-added production food chain.