Star Mbappe apologizes! China confirmed receipt but did not say whether it accepted it

In response to Real Madrid's French star Kylian Mbappe's public apology for his so-called "insulting" remarks to China, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference on the 28th when asked about China's response to this, "We value the apology made by the person involved."

Guo Jiakun's statement showed that China knew that Mbappe had apologized for this, but it did not disclose whether it accepted Mbappe's apology.

The "insulting China" controversy that Mbappe was involved in was when he was asked in an interview which Internet meme he liked the most. He frankly said that his favorite was the parody picture where netizens put his face on Mao Zedong.

As soon as this statement came out, it immediately caused great dissatisfaction among Chinese officials and people. Not only did Mbappe himself have his contract terminated by major manufacturers in the Chinese market, China Central Television also suspended the broadcast of games involving La Liga and Mbappe, and Mbappe's accounts on the Chinese social platforms Xiaohongshu and Weibo were also banned.

On the 27th, La Liga, the Spanish professional football league to which Mbappe belongs, and Mbappe himself publicly apologized through social media. "I apologize to everyone hurt by my words," Mbappe said.