Kylian Mbappé dropped by Chinese brands for ‘offending national sentiments’
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. In China jokes about Mao, the country’s founding leader who died in 1976, are considered disrespectful and remain a social taboo. Continue reading...
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- 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.
In China jokes about Mao, the country’s founding leader who died in 1976, are considered disrespectful and remain a social taboo.
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- October 27, 2026
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- The Guardian