Kylian Mbappe loses two major China sponsorship deals over Mao Zedong joke
French football star Kylian Mbappe was dropped by two major Chinese brands on Tuesday after a video circulated online in which he appeared to joke about former leader Mao Zedong. Energy drink giant Dongpeng and dairy producer Mengniu said they had…
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Published9 h ago (Tue, 27 Oct 2026 03:54:02 GMT)
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