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Mbappe apologized after being boycotted by China for calling Mao Zedong a “dictator” and other China-related comments. China’s Foreign Ministry said it valued his apology, but did not specify whether the boycott should be lifted.
french starmbappe When interviewed, he expressed that he “liked the face-changing meme photo of Mao Zedong” and called Mao a “dictator”. He apologized after strong reaction in China. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun, who had previously criticized Mbappé for “hurting the feelings of the Chinese people”, responded on the 28th, “We value the apology made by the person involved.”
Guo Jiakun hosted a regular press conference on the 28th. Agence France-Presse asked whether Mbappé had apologised. China had boycotted him for his remarks related to China. In his apology he said that he had hurt the sentiments of the Chinese people. What is China’s reaction to his apology? Do you think Real Madrid will also apologize? Guo Jiaqun responded, “We value the apology made by the person concerned.”
After this, Reuters asked, now that Mbappé has apologized, will China reduce its boycott against him? If not, what else do you think the other party needs to do? Guo Jiaqun only repeated, “I have just answered this question, and we value the apology made by the person involved.”
On the 28th, La Liga president Tebas posted a photo on social media of him shaking hands with Chinese Ambassador to Spain Yao Jing.
Following Mbappe’s “disrespectful” remarks towards China, several companies announced they were ending cooperation with him. Guo Jiakun said on the 27th that “words and actions that hurt the feelings of the Chinese people will naturally be boycotted by all sectors of Chinese society.” On the 27th, Mbappé issued an apology statement in three languages: Simplified Chinese, English and French, saying that his comments were inappropriate and emphasizing that he never intended to do so.
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In an interview, he mentioned that he loved the meme picture of Mao Zedong changing his face and described Mao Zedong as a “dictator”. The comments in question caused intense resentment in China, resulting in a wave of boycotts and criticism.
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Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiaqun said China “values the apology made by the individual concerned”, but when asked by the media whether the boycott would be eased, he merely repeated the same sentence without providing further details on follow-up.
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La Liga president Tebas released a handshake photo of his meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Spain Yao Jing, saying the two sides discussed how to resolve the crisis and expressed hope that individual incidents would not affect the overall cooperation results.
