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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 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.