How to understand Picasso's evaluation of China's art in the article?

Picasso is regarded as a world-class master of painting, but among China artists in Paris, there is a saying that Picasso is afraid to go to China because there is a Qi Baishi in China. \ r \ n \ r \ n nThis is 1956. Zhang Daqian went to Paris to visit Picasso. As soon as Picasso saw that he was a painter from China, he moved out five volumes of paintings, each with thirty or forty paintings, all of which were Picasso's own works. \ r \ n \ r \ nPicasso was puzzled by Zhang Daqian and said to him seriously, "When it comes to art in this world, firstly, you China people, secondly, Japan and Japanese art originated in China, and thirdly, African black art ... Mr. Qi Baishi is a great painter in the East! The fish in Mr. Qi Baishi's ink painting has no color at all. A line is painted with water, which makes people see the river and smell the fragrance of water. I can't draw ink bamboo orchids. " He also said to Zhang Daqian, "What I don't understand most is why do you China people come to Paris to study art?" Added: "If your oriental art is bread, we can only be bread crumbs!" "\ r \ n \ r \ There is another story. When Zhang Daqian met Picasso, he talked about his admiration for China art. Many ordinary people in China know his name and want him to visit China. Picasso answered, "I dare not go to China because there is a Qi Baishi in China." \ r \ n \ r \ nQi Baishi's paintings are the main representative of the transformation of modern painting style in China. He broke through the strict barriers of China folk painting, literati painting and academic painting, and his themes were full of life. He created an unprecedented realm in the field of Chinese painting with the simple feelings of a farmer, a sincere childlike innocence and an old and bitter pen. "Get reverence and praise from all walks of life. \ r \ n \ r \ nQi Baishi's painting spirit is not only the natural teacher of the ancients, but also the unity of sketching and freehand brushwork, the coexistence of meticulous brushwork and artistry, the integration of tradition and modernity, perfect brushwork and simple artistic conception. It is a rare masterpiece in modern times and has a historical position in the world painting world. \ r \ n \ r \ When talking with China artists in Paris, I often see many people "belittle" China art and China painters. I always thought in my heart that with Picasso's genius ability and knowledge level, at least, I have respect for China art and China painters.