SportsWatch: The Mbappé-Mao controversy explained

Footballer Kylian Mbappé apologised for what he called “ill-judged” remarks about late Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Several Chinese brands dropped him, and China’s foreign ministry also criticised him. BBC China correspondent Stephen McDonell explains the controversy.

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