Mbappé Boycott in China Widens After Perceived Insult to Mao

What the coverage shows

Both Bloomberg and the BBC center on Chinese brands cutting ties with Mbappé amid growing online backlash over remarks seen as insulting to Mao. Bloomberg frames it as another example of foreign celebrities and companies running into political sensitivities in China, while the BBC is the only outlet here to quote the joke that prompted the reaction.

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