China says takes Mbappe apology 'seriously' after Mao remark

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China says it takes Kylian Mbappé’s apology seriously after a video interview in which he joked about a meme depicting him as a Chinese dictator, apparently referring to Mao Zedong. The excerpt does not say whether the apology will affect China’s restrictions on LaLiga broadcasts.

The clip of the video interview saw Kylian Mbappe talk about being amused by an internet meme of his face photoshopped onto "some guy, think he's a Chinese dictator", an apparent reference to Mao Zedong.