GOLAZONEWSKylian Mbappé dropped by two Chinese commercial partners
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- Dongpeng Beverage and Mengniu have terminated their partnerships with Kylian Mbappé.
- The move follows a video in which the player allegedly joked about Mao Zedong.
- The companies cited the offense caused to national sentiments in China.
Kylian Mbappé has been dropped by two major Chinese beverage companies, Dongpeng Beverage and Mengniu. Both firms ended their commercial agreements with the France captain effective Tuesday.
The decision follows the circulation of an online video in which the football star appeared to refer to Mao Zedong as a dictator. According to The Guardian, jokes regarding the country's founding leader, who died in 1976, are viewed as disrespectful and remain a social taboo in China. The companies stated that the player's actions had offended national sentiments.