{"id":1930691,"date":"2023-05-14T06:40:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T10:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nba-star-dwight-howard-apologizes-to-china-after-calling-taiwan-a-country\/"},"modified":"2023-05-14T06:42:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T10:42:39","slug":"former-nba-star-dwight-howard-apologizes-to-china-after-calling-taiwan-a-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nba-star-dwight-howard-apologizes-to-china-after-calling-taiwan-a-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwight Howard, ex-NBA player, says sorry to China for referring to Taiwan as a country."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-nba-star-dwight-howard-apologizes-to-china-after-calling-taiwan-a-country%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1930691&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former NBA Star Dwight Howard Apologizes to China for Taiwan Reference<\/h2>\n<p>Former NBA star Dwight Howard has issued an apology to China after referring to Taiwan as a country during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barcodes-bookbags-microsoft-teams-up-with-schools-to-create-covid-daily-pass-for-kids\/\" title=\"Barcodes &#038; Bookbags: Microsoft Teams Up With Schools To Create Covid \u2018Daily Pass\u2019 For Kids\">promotional video<\/a> with Taiwan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The video, which announced the opportunity for people to win a night stay at Taiwan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-if-democrats-call-witnesses-at-trial-we-will-call-democrats-thatve-used-inflammatory-language\/\" title=\"Graham: If Democrats Call Witnesses At Trial We Will Call Democrats That\u2019ve Used Inflammatory Language\">presidential office<\/a>, featured Howard and Taiwan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: 'Pipeline' to Obama Admin Seen as 'Currency'\">vice president<\/a>, Lai Ching-te. However, Howard\u2019s comments upset Chinese basketball fans, who took to social media to express their anger.<\/p>\n<h3>Howard\u2019s Apology<\/h3>\n<p>Howard, who now plays for the Taoyuan Leopards in Taiwan\u2019s T1 basketball league, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-would-rather-kids-die-than-stand-up-to-teachers-unions\/\" title=\"Democrats Would Rather Kids Die Than Stand Up To Teachers Unions\">quickly walked back<\/a> his comments and apologized to China, saying that he did not mean to disrespect anyone from Taiwan or China. \u201cI am not a politician. I don\u2019t want to get involved in any politics,\u201d he said. \u201cI have the utmost respect for Chinese people and utmost respect for Taiwanese people, so it was never my intent to disrespect nobody.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Similar Apology by John Cena<\/h3>\n<p>Howard\u2019s apology is similar to that of actor and wrestler John Cena, who apologized to China in 2021 after calling Taiwan a country during a \u201cFast and Furious\u201d promotional video. Cena said, \u201cI love and respect China and Chinese people. I\u2019m very, very sorry about my mistake. I apologize, I apologize, I\u2019m very sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Taiwan Presidential Spokesperson\u2019s Response<\/h3>\n<p>Taiwan presidential spokesperson Kolas Yotaka told CNN that Chinese visitors would be welcome to come to stay in Taiwan to learn more about it. \u201cWe do not intend to break their hearts. We welcome them to stay in Taiwan for a few nights. If you know more about Taiwan, you will know why politicians, athletes, tourists, and entrepreneurs from all over the world like to come to our country,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<h3>Lessons Learned<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s important to be mindful of cultural and political sensitivities when promoting products or services in different countries.<\/li>\n<li>Apologizing and clarifying any misunderstandings can help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nba-star-dwight-howard-apologizes-to-china-after-calling-taiwan-a-country\/\" title=\"Dwight Howard, ex-NBA player, says sorry to China for referring to Taiwan as a country.\">mitigate negative reactions<\/a> and maintain positive relationships with customers and fans.<\/li>\n<li>Welcoming visitors to learn more about a country can help promote understanding and appreciation of different cultures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overall, Howard\u2019s apology serves as a reminder of the importance of cultural awareness and sensitivity in international business and marketing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NBA star Dwight Howard has apologized to China after he referred to Taiwan as a country during a video with Taiwan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.\u00a0 Howard, who played over 15 seasons in the NBA and won a championship in 2020, upset Chinese basketball fans with the Taiwan reference in a promotional video filmed with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":1930692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[4501,6412,26729,14879,8541,4016,6773,9105],"class_list":["post-1930691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-china","tag-country","tag-dwight","tag-ex-nba","tag-howard","tag-player","tag-referring","tag-taiwan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1930691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1930691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1930691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1930692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1930691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1930691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1930691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}