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I think there is more to it. Creativity in itself is the ability to deviate from the norm, from existing ideas or culture, to create something that is different (and usually new). It is necessary to employ humor, as it's the ability to say things that are unexpected, it is necessary to invent things, it is necessary for endeavors in which the outcome is unclear, it is fundamental to question existing societal-cultural norms, to entertain hypotheticals on a deeper level.

It is the ability to get into the meta-level of topics. Instead of just answering a question obediently, it allows someone to ask why the question is asked in the first place. It's the ability to break rules, to find solutions to problems by having the ability to zoom out.

Orientals lack this ability. It's not just creativity - the lack of it leads to extreme obedience to the system, to their authorities, to their culture, to their norms. Everything is rigid, and nobody wants to change anything, no matter how bad things get.

Japanese literally have problems leaving a company because sometimes they don't let them. They are inclined to become drunktards just to fit in, and to sleep on the work place as to show how dedicated they are.

No matter how intelligent you are, if you are unable to disconnect yourself from reality as it is, to have ideas and pursue them, you end up a worker drone forever, only being able to obey the commands of a superior, but be unable to do anything yourself.

The reason communists killed so many Chinese (50+ million) is because they were excessively obedient and just rolled with it. Was it fear? Or was it actually just the joy of mindless obedience? To prove how GOOD you are by doubling down on it?