# Mbappé meme sparks Chinese brand backlash

Kylian Mbappé shared a meme of himself as a Chinese dictator. Two major Chinese brands dropped him after the video surfaced. Chinese culture considers jokes about Mao Zedong disrespectful.

https://meduza.io/feature/2026/10/27/kilian-mbappe-rasskazal-chto-lyubit-mem-gde-ego-izobrazhayut-kitayskim-diktatorom

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#mbappe #meme #china #mao

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Created: 2026-10-27T10:44:47.964291+00:00

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Original source: https://meduza.io/feature/2026/10/27/kilian-mbappe-rasskazal-chto-lyubit-mem-gde-ego-izobrazhayut-kitayskim-diktatorom