There is some truth in this article. And one of those truths is that the Chinese style of parenting fits in very well with the K-12 educational system that we imported from Prussia.
Of course neither of those things produced a George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, a Thomas Edison, etc.
Can any system produce an army of Abraham Lincolns anywhere in the world? This man was one of a kind IMHO.
The closest to this are the Home Schoolers in America whose children are routinely kicking the butts of those who go to public schools.