@marymadridista_ The trade-off is that he has to maintain his public image, and there’s no way his team is unaware of China’s political sensitivities and red lines.
@marymadridista_ I believe most people on X use this meme purely for entertainment, but Mbappé has numerous endorsement deals in China, especially after his team invested heavily in marketing on Chinese social media during the World Cup.
@marymadridista_ In China, many people here agree that Mao Zedong’s achievements outweigh his mistakes, or at least that the two balance each other out, because he helped lead China’s resistance against foreign aggression during World War II and brought communism to China.
Wasn’t this whole thing triggered by this Madrid Xtra suddenly posting a video from March? They really did Mbappé dirty.🤣 He could be sued for breaching his endorsement contracts.
🚨 JUST IN: Chinese beverage company DongPeng have ended their sponsorship with Kylian Mbappé after he referred to former Chinese Premier Mao Zedong as a “dictator”.
The company have said they have “zero tolerance” for statements that hurt their national sentiment. @marca