"While promoting the movie F9 in 2021, Cena told Taiwanese broadcaster TVBS, Taiwan is the first country that can watch F9. Cena faced immediate backlash in China for referring to Taiwan as a country, a point that has led to longstanding frictions as Beijing recognizes Taiwan, which has its own government, as part of its territory. Cena released an apology video where, in Mandarin, he said he made a mistake."
"He said what he read in the original video was written by someone else, and he was simply asked to read it. I love and respect China and Chinese people. I'm very, very sorry for my mistake, the wrestler said, leading to even more backlash in the United States, where critics knocked him for the pathetic groveling to a communist nation."
"The thing that was the biggest kick in the nuts was when people stateside got pissed off, he said. Because you apologized? Rogan asked. Yes. In Chinese. And I understand completely, like, bowing down to the demand of thisgosh. What a shitty move by me. I should have taken a breath. Again, what did I learn? Don't be reactive, Cena said. He joked he didn't just not fix the hole in the boat, he sunk the Titanic."
John Cena faced near-cancellations in the United States and China after referring to Taiwan as a country while promoting F9 in 2021. He told a Taiwanese broadcaster that Taiwan was the first country to see F9, prompting immediate backlash in China. Cena released a Mandarin apology saying he made a mistake and that he had read prepared lines, expressing respect for China and its people. U.S. critics condemned the apology as groveling. Cena later said he regretted reacting quickly, acknowledged the error, advised not to be reactive, and continued acting in Peacemaker season two and a Superman cameo.
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