Kylian Mbappé dropped by Chinese brands for ‘offending national sentiments’

Kylian Mbappé dropped by Chinese brands for ‘offending national sentiments’

Photograph: Liu Junfeng/VCG/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Bottled electrolyte drinks endorsed by Kylian Mbappé before the sports drink company Dongpeng was one of two China brands to end deals with the footballer. In China jokes about Mao, the founding leader of the People’s Republic of China who died in 1976, are considered disrespectful and remain a social taboo.

Source: The Guardian

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