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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 Wednesday May 26 2021, @04:22PM (7 children)
context:
with the pandemic, China knows that it can sort of handle reduced commerce (i.e. economic sanctions).
with Hong Kong, China knows that nobody is willing to actually stand up to them --- maybe someone will offer citizenship to the Taiwanese, like the UK did with a few million HK residents, but no more than that.
also with the Uighurs, China knows the UN won't act against forced labor camps.
I don't know what kind of resistance Taiwan citizens would offer.
the HK response wasn't really a response.
however, I doubt it will matter in the long term.
China will probably be a nicer place to live within 20 years, as far as human rights and freedoms are concerned.
they can't fight the fact that old people die and young people have different ideas about these things.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday May 26 2021, @04:56PM (1 child)
Taiwan and Hong Kong are vastly different situations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan%E2%80%93United_States_relations [wikipedia.org]
Maybe the U.S. will throw Taiwan under the bus, but Hong Kong didn't even have a military and was already completely under China's control at the time of the "takeover". Hong Kong is easy mode compared to Taiwan.
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(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Wednesday May 26 2021, @05:50PM
Falklands on steroids
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 26 2021, @06:16PM
You have noticed that the old do die, but perhaps you have not considered that the young also age. And as one ages, you will often find the world you envisioned, and the world you get to experience - well, life's not quite like the brochure promised. And this experience, called "wisdom" by some ancient cultures, is a bit rapey. It tends to reshape you, whether or not you want it. Even if you might try to resist at first with all your might, it's one forceful beast. #MeToo
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday May 26 2021, @10:11PM (3 children)
The CEO of the (US based) multi-national corporation I work for doesn't give a toss about Hong Kong, or Taiwan, or the Uighurs, or anything that might interfere with the billions of dollars profit (literally) that the corporation he runs makes from China.
Every huge multi-national corporation has an interest in China one way or another, and because of that forced labour camps and political repression are not something "we" are ever going to have any influence over.
I imagine they are discussed at meetings like Davos, but the UN is not going to get to act, because the people who run the world won't let them.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 27 2021, @02:39AM (2 children)
Jacinda too huh? No surprises [wikipedia.org] for corporate but things can change very quickly. I was modded down 12 months ago for mentioning a lab-leak was the most likely source of the pandemic. This week, the NPC mod squad got new instructions. [cnn.com]
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Thursday May 27 2021, @03:09AM (1 child)
Missing the point?
Oh yes, missing the point.
Oh, and using terms like "NPC" shows you for what you are.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 27 2021, @04:37AM
No, it really emphasizes his point.
There's been no new information to support the lab leak theory. It's the exact same stuff that was being said many months ago. The one and only difference is that the political establishment has now tried to push it, and so it goes from insane conspiracy theory to "true fact" simply because some lying and exploitative politicians have said so. And the people following this nonsense, one way or the other, just change their tune 180 as if there was just an update in their programming - because they have no independent thought, whatsoever. "I believe what [party] says is true."
And this is not only amusing to watch, but also dangerous. Because this sort of mindless follower behavior is precisely how you get all of the dystopias of the past that we are supposed to have learned from.