Kylian Mbappé dropped by Chinese brands for ‘offending national sentiments’
In China jokes about Mao, the country’s founding leader who died in 1976, are considered disrespectful and remain a social taboo.
In China jokes about Mao, the country’s founding leader who died in 1976, are considered disrespectful and remain a social taboo.
Video appears to show football star refer to Mao Zedong as a ‘dictator’ Dongpeng Beverage and Mengniu end deals with France captain Kylian Mbappé was dropped Tuesday by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the French football superstar apparently joked about former leader Mao Zedong.
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