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Context

Mbappé had reportedly told French talk show The Bridge the meme "that makes me laugh the most, it's the one where there's a video of a guy, I think it's a Chinese dictator..." He then laughs as the clip cuts to a meme showing his face superimposed on an image resembling Mao.

The meme is part of a running joke about the Real Madrid forward being called a "dictator" because of his huge influence in football.

Video in question

AET-pens: Fleetwood Town 1 - 1 Arsenal

⚽ Fleetwood Town: Aaron Loupalo-Bi 21' 21'

⚽ Arsenal: Viktor Gyökeres 50' 50'

Line-ups

Fleetwood Town (3-1-4-2)

Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

Match Events

• Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• First Half begins.
• 45'+8' First Half ends, Fleetwood Town 1, Arsenal 0.
• 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Marli Salmon.
• 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Jurriën Timber.
• 45' Second Half begins Fleetwood Town 1, Arsenal 0.
• 66' Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Adam Murphy replaces Crispin McLean.
• 66' Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Ronan Coughlan replaces Ched Evans.
• 66' Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Ceadach O’Neill.
• 74' Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Andy Cannon replaces Mark Helm.
• 82' Substitution, Arsenal. Bruno Guimarães replaces Martín Zubimendi.
• 82' Substitution, Arsenal. Ezri Konsa replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
• 82' Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Will Davies replaces Aaron Loupalo-Bi.
• 85' Max Dowman (Arsenal) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
• 86' Andy Cannon (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+6' Second Half ends, Fleetwood Town 1, Arsenal 1.
• 90' Penalty Shootout begins Fleetwood Town 1, Arsenal 1.

Match Stats

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Official US Select Committee on China Statement:

International soccer star @KMbappe should not apologize for calling Mao Zedong a dictator. Mao was a dictator, and by orders of magnitude, he did more harm to the Chinese people than a comment from a soccer player ever could. Mao was the leader of the CCP for decades and his dictatorship and disastrous policies killed tens of millions of Chinese people in the Cultural Revolution, the Great Famine, and other atrocities.

Involved in the Party from its first national meeting in 1921, Mao is the principal historical figure for a Party that continues his practices of oppression and ideological purges. For decades, the CCP has denied the Chinese people basic human rights including freedom of expression and freedom of religion. These are rights enjoyed by Mbappe and millions of people around the world and Mbappe should exercise this opportunity to tell the horrific truth about Mao’s dictatorship.

The real disgrace in this news story is the companies rushing to apologize so they can continue to do business in China. The CCP is the largest oppressor of the Chinese people and their human rights, and those businesses that work with the CCP help normalize its crushing brutality.

Translation of the article:

According to The Paper, China Media Group (CMG), China's state broadcaster, has confirmed that CCTV stopped broadcasting La Liga matches and advertisements involving Kylian Mbappé starting last night, citing what it described as Mbappé's seriously negative conduct concerning China.

The report does not specify how long the suspension will last.