Overview
- On The Joe Rogan Experience, Cena accepted full responsibility for the 2021 incident and said, "I f**ked up."
- He explained he read localized prompter copy in Mandarin at the end of a long press day and failed to check language that described Taiwan as a country.
- After the remark during F9 promotion, he posted a Mandarin apology saying he made a mistake, drawing backlash in China and criticism in the United States.
- Cena recalled telling James Gunn he would understand being removed from Peacemaker, though he stayed on, filmed a second season, and appeared in a Superman cameo.
- He said he learned Mandarin through WWE programs and characterized the episode as a lesson in restraint, noting he has since avoided speaking Mandarin in media settings.