He had his millions in endorsement dollars yanked

This former wrestler turned not that great actor who is generally in the shadow of the actor who did the same thing first, almost had his millions in endorsement dollars yanked that he earns from this Asian country.

He didn’t take those language lessons and live in the country for no good reason.

John Cena

shadow of the actor: Dwayne Johnson

China

Language lessons for: Mandarin

‘Fast and Furious’ star John Cena apologizes to China for calling Taiwan a country

John Cena, the professional wrestler and star of the newest “Fast and Furious” movie, apologized to Chinese fans and professed his “love” to China on Tuesday after he faced backlash for calling Taiwan a country during a promotional interview.

In a video posted on Weibo, China’s most popular social media platform, Cena apologized in Mandarin for a statement he made in an interview with the Taiwanese broadcaster TVBS, where he said “Taiwan is the first country that can watch the film.”

The remarks prompted ire from Chinese fans, touching on a sensitive geopolitical issue between Taiwan, a self-governed island, and China, which considers it a breakaway territory that must be reined in.

“I made a mistake,” Cena said in the video. “I have to say something right now, that is so, so, so, so important: I love and respect China and Chinese people,” he added without referring specifically to Taiwan.

He continued: “I’m very sorry for my mistakes. Sorry. Sorry. I’m really sorry.”

Some users expressed outrage despite the actor’s mea culpa.

“Please say ‘Taiwan is part of China’ in Chinese, otherwise we will not accept,” one person wrote, according to CNN.

The incident is the latest example of how the entertainment industry and foreign companies face a political minefield when dealing with China. It also underscores the compromises sometimes made to access — or maintain business interests in — the enormously lucrative Chinese film market. – Source