Why brands in China dropped French football star Mbappé – Foreign Ministry

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From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has explained why multiple major brands in China dropped French football star, Kylian Mbappé.
This was even as there were signs of deeper negative reactions as public television stations planned to put on hold broadcasts of matches from La Liga, Spain.
A video circulated online showed Mbappé, a Real Madrid player, laughing about an internet meme that superimposed his face onto former Chinese leader Mao Zedong, whom he referred to as a “Chinese dictator.”
How...