The John Cena Apology meme, often referred to as 'John Xina' or 'Bing Chilling,' originated in May 2021 when the actor posted a video on Weibo apologizing in Mandarin for calling Taiwan a country during a promotional interview for 'F9.' The surreal nature of the video, combined with Cena’s earnest delivery and his later 'Bing Chilling' (Mandarin for ice cream) video, turned the moment into a massive internet phenomenon. It is widely used to satirize corporate pandering to international markets, as well as in 'social credit score' memes that mock authoritarian censorship. Today, creators use the template to pair Cena’s apologetic face with captions about losing social credit or performing a performative apology for minor infractions.