US wrestling superstar and actor John Cena apologized to Chinese fans on Tuesday, May 25 after calling Taiwan a country during an interview to promote his latest movieSpeaking to Taiwanese television TVBS earlier this month, 44-year-old Cena said Taiwan would be the first"country" to see the latestChina regards Taiwan as its province, an assertion that most on the self-ruled, democratic island rejects.
"I made one mistake. I am very, very sorry for this mistake," Cena said in Mandarin in a video posted on his account on Weibo, a Twitter-like microblog popular in China.Cena joins a long list of international celebrities who have incurred the wrath of an increasingly nationalistic Chinese public over their comments about Taiwan, Hong Kong, or Xinjiang.
Companies have also come under fire, with several airlines and hotels apologizing to China in recent years for listing Taiwan as a country on their booking websites."Please use Mandarin to say Taiwan is part of China. Otherwise we won't accept the apology," read a comment left on Cena's apology video that received the most"likes"."Can someone please help John Cena locate his spine, please?" wrote Matt Karolian, manager of American news website Boston.
Relations between the United States and China tanked under Pompeo, during the presidency of Republican Donald Trump.The movie has been a box office hit in mainland China since its open on May 21.according to US entertainment publication
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WHAT'S THE FUZZ, CHINA IS 'TRULY'A PROVINCE OF 'THE REPUBLIC OF TAIWAN' AND BESIDES BILLIONS UPON BILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE SUPPORTS THE EMANCIPATION OF THE UYGHURS & HONGKONGERS.EVEN THE ISIS RECOGNIZES 'TAIWAN AS A REPUBLIC.
withallduerespect, either you stand on principle or you don't stand at all.
It's all about the money. Some of the hollywood star praises china because of the big market. And then John Cena have a latest movie Fast and Furious saga he afraid that movie must be banned in china because of what he said about Taiwan.
Taiwan is a country..Taiwan is a country..Taiwan is a country.
JohnChina
Maybe they just want to prevent this?👇 👇 👇
Read up more if you can't be man enough to stand behind what you said. Pffft
Big man with no balls.
Why apologize? Cant see you!
Taiwan always an independent country, why China cant accept it?
TaiwanIsACountry
that's because they can't see him!
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