Read it again and let the words most, typically, unusual, and interesting, help set the perspective for you.
And yes, maybe sometime down the road China will successfully make the shift from manufacturing to innovation, like the U.S. has. But according to your link and Bloomberg's 2015 ranking of the world's 50 most innovative countries, the U.S. currently places sixth, and China 22nd.
QMA is a JV. JV's don't all last forever. With a little luck maybe QMA will be a huge success. (We can only hope!) Personally, I think the risk would be lower if QMC had just placed a QMC plant in China with the help of Chinese investors.