French football star Mbappé loses Chinese sponsors over Mao ‘dictator’ remark

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 27: French football star Kylian Mbappé has lost endorsement deals with at least three Chinese companies after remarks that appeared to refer to former Chinese leader Mao Zedong as a “dictator” sparked widespread backlash, prompting the Real Madrid forward to apologise publicly.

Beverage maker Dongpeng, dairy giant Mengniu and cheese producer Shanghai Milkground announced on Tuesday that they were terminating their partnerships with the 27-year-old France captain, citing opposition to words or actions that hurt the feelings of the Chinese people.

The controversy erupted after a video circulated online showing Mbappé discussing his f...

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