‘F9’ Actor John Cena Apologizes to China in Chinese for Calling Taiwan a Country

John Cena visit’s 'The IMDb Show' in Santa Monica, California on Jan. 10, 2020. Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb

John Cena, a star in the newest “Fast & Furious” movie, published a video apologizing in Chinese, hours after Chinese state-run media criticized him for calling Taiwan a country.

“I’m really, really sorry! You must understand that I love and respect China and Chinese people,” Cena said in Mandarin in a video posted on Chinese social media platform Weibo on May 25.