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John Cena Shows ‘Gutlessness’ In Apology To China, Critics Say
Movie star and pro wrestler John Cena was taken to the mat by critics Tuesday for apologizing to China after he called Taiwan a country in an interview.
Cena told Taiwanese media that Taiwan would be the first “country” to be able to see his new “Fast and Furious” film “F9,” prompting backlash in China, which considers the self-ruled democratic island nation its own territory, The Associated Press reported. China often takes suggestions of Taiwan independence as an insult.
“In one interview, I made a mistake,” Cena said in Mandarin in a video posted Tuesday to Chinese social media, per AP. “I need to say now that this is very, very, very, very, very important. I love and respect China and the Chinese people. I’m very, very sorry. As for my mistake, I really apologize for it.”
Video of John Cena apologizing in Mandarin.
Taiwan vs. West Taiwan.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 27 2021, @01:34AM
China has two major reasons to invade Taiwan. The first is ideological: Taiwan's very existence as an independent state is a rejection of the principles the PRC is built on, it is proof that defiance against the central government is not only possible but beneficial, and it stands as a symbol of what China could have been if not for the CCP.
The second is economic: TSMC is the largest and most advanced semiconductor manufacturer in the world, producing about half of all computer chips made in the entire world. Controlling it would give China both a major technological leg-up as well as tremendous control over the international economy that would likely take decades to challenge, let alone break.