John Cena has publically issued an apology to China after referring to Taiwan as a country while doing media for Fast9.
Cena referred to Taiwan as "the first country to watch" the new movie, which caused a lot of backlash from Chinese fans. He posted an apology on the Sina Weibo social media platform
Here is what he said:
"Hi China, Iām John Cena. Iām in the middle of Fast and Furious 9 promotions. Iām doing a lot of interviews. I made a mistake in one of my interviews,ā Cena said in his apology video. āEveryone was asking me if I could use Chinese ā [movie] staff gave me a lot of information, so there was a lot of interviews and information.
"I made one mistake. I have to say something very, very, very important now. I love and respect China and Chinese people. Iām very, very sorry about my mistake. I apologize, I apologize, Iām very sorry. You must understand that I really love, really respect China and the Chinese people. My apologies. See you."
John Cena apologized in Chinese on Sina Weibo after calling Taiwan a country during an interview promoting Fast & Furious 9 pic.twitter.com/dzRKIYgEzL
ā Joe Xu (@JoeXu) May 24, 2021