Mbappe's Mao Remarks Expose the Costs of Crossing China's Red Lines for Celebrities All over the World
CCTV and Chinese platforms cut Mbappe promotions after he called Mao “some guy,” while sponsors also ended ties within 24 hours, analysts said.
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If Rome did not pay traitors, China does not pay those who tell the truth. To that the communists have reduced to a whole country and now intend to extend it to the whole planet.
We can thank football for showing us the real world, beyond the political propaganda of governments and beyond the PR. It is very good that we criticize the leaders of democracies. But it is an encouragement to be dissatisfied "with everything, and the episode between the Chinese Communist Party and footballer Kylian Mbappé tells us what variant we have. In principle, the countries ...
Mbappe's Mao remarks expose the costs of crossing China's red lines for celebrities all over the world
Sponsors including Mengniu, Shanghai Milkground and Eastroc end cooperation with Mbappe as past China disputes hit Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, H&M, Nike, Adidas and the NBA.
Why Mao remains sensitive in China: Mbappé’s remark and the Cultural Revolution
Footballer Kylian Mbappé’s comments have put a spotlight on Mao’s complicated legacy. Crucially, it included a movement that the Chinese Communist Party itself later condemned, but one that still shapes a political system that resists criticism and fears disorder.
The geopolitics expert Yohan Briant analysed China's strong reaction to the polemic against Kylian Mbappé. IEGA's Director General and Researcher on Contemporary and Nationalist China explains that...
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