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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: 2) by shortscreen on Wednesday May 26 2021, @10:05PM (3 children)
If China let go of Taiwan it would instantly become another US military base, which is why they will never do this. As long as China can maintain the polite fiction that they own Taiwan and keep the US military out, then they have no reason to escalate. Of course the US is constantly innovating potential excuses to poke the camel's nose into the tent. If the US tried to do a regime change in Taiwan then China would definitely invade.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 27 2021, @01:36AM (2 children)
The US has neither the need nor the interest in a regime change in Taiwan. Quite the opposite. The PRC are the ones pushing for that.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 27 2021, @08:26AM (1 child)
I think you're having a semantic difference here.
I suspect the person you're responding to was speaking of regime change in the US style - color revolutions, supporting "moderate extremists" aka terrorists, and so on.
The regime change you're speaking of with the PRC are things like trying to support politicians who advocate for pro-PRC policies, such as e.g. Carrie Lam in Hong Kong.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 27 2021, @09:10PM
Not just in the US style, but an actual regime change instigated by the US. But why would the US bother? Taiwan is a profitable trade partner and destabilizing them politically would jeopardize that.