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Three Chinese companies end contracts with Mbappé

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Three Chinese companies, including drinks group Dongpeng, have cancelled their advertising contracts with Kylian Mbappé after a video circulated in which the French footballer appears to joke about Mao Zedong. The controversy has prompted an outcry in China, TelQuel reports.

Three Chinese companies have ended their advertising contracts with Kylian Mbappé, the French Real Madrid striker, after a video circulated in which he appears to joke about Mao Zedong, China’s former leader, TelQuel reports. The companies used the footballer’s name and image to promote their products.

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