Al Jazeera EnglishEN
Kylian Mbappe loses Chinese sponsors for calling Mao ‘Chinese dictator’
Mbappe appears to say that the funniest internet meme he'd seen was of his face imposed on that of 'a Chinese dictator'.
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Chinese sponsors cut ties with Kylian Mbappé after Mao meme backlash
Chinese sponsors drop French soccer star Kylian Mbappé after a video surfaced appearing to show him commenting about a meme depicting him as Mao Zedong.
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