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Chinese state TV suspends La Liga broadcasts after Mbappé remark
Chinese state TV suspends La Liga broadcasts after Mbappé remark

(FILES) Real Madrid’s Spanish forward #10 Kylian Mbappe reacts during the Spanish league football match between Elche CF and Real Madrid CF at Martinez Valero Stadium in Elche on September 15, 2026. Kylian Mbappe was dropped on October 27 by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the French football star apparently joked about former leader Mao Zedong. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP)

Chinese state television has suspended broadcasts of La Liga matches following remarks by Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe about Mao Zedong, state-owned China Media Group announced Tuesday.

CMG, which oversees public broadcaster CCTV, said in a release that it had suspended the broadcast of La Liga matches, as well as advertisements involving the French player, following his comments in a viral video.

AFP

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