As a Chinese I don't get offended by this, depending on the people they he interacted with this may largely be true.
If 1 in 10 Chinese you met are manipulators, that means 9 out of 10 are NOT honest/manipulative, how can you then go conclude "in Chinese culture 'any means necessary' tactics are considered smart and fair game as long as they work."?
Holocaust did not stop after all the bad Jews were persecuted.