John Cena mocked for his ’grovelling, pathetic’ apology to China

Hollywood actor John Cena has been branded “pathetic“ for grovelling and declaring his love for China after he sparked an onslaught of criticism from the communist nation for calling Taiwan “a country“. “Taiwan is the first country that can watch F9,” Cena said during promotions for the latest Fast & Furious movie. Cena’s comment sparked immediate backlash from his Chinese fans for not identifying Taiwan as part of China. In a “bizarre“ video posted by Cena to the Chinese social media app Weibo, the actor is heard in Mandarin saying “I love and respect China and Chinese people. I’m very, very sorry about my mistake.“ Fox News slammed the actor’s “grovelling, pathetic apology“ and added Cena to the list of Hollywood elites who “surrender to China“. Twitter was also quick to mock the “shameful“ apology. “John Cena cares more about Chinese money than he does Taiwanese freedom,“ said American author Brigitte Gabriel. “Taiwan is a country. Hong Kong should be free. If you are unwilling to say these things