Starting a Peacemakers' Club is a praiseworthy venture for a class and one that could spread to other classrooms and ideally affect the culture of the entire school.

The actor's new venture could indeed give a boost to China's efforts to export its culture, which have involved investments in the billions of dollars but have been criticized as unimaginative.

There are still plenty of obstacles here, including weak intellectual property rights enforcement and a culture of copying or stealing technology from foreign companies or joint venture partners.