Mbappé Apologizes After ‘Dictator’ Mao Comment: What to Know About the Chinese Backlash

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French soccer star Kylian Mbappé apologized after provoking backlash in China by calling Mao Zedong a Chinese dictator while explaining a meme. The remark drew criticism because Mao was the founder of the Chinese Communist Party.

French soccer star Kylian Mbappé sparked intense backlash in China after referring to the late CCP founder Mao Zedong, when describing a meme, as “some guy—I think he’s a Chinese dictator.”