A word from Mbappe made China stand up! Reaction from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, La Liga broadcasts are suspended

The words he said in a program attended by Real Madrid's French star Kylian Mbappe caused him trouble.

'I'M LAUGHING AT THE VIDEO IN WHICH THEY PUT MY HEAD ON A CHINESE DICTATOR'

Mbappe asked in the program: "Which 'meme' (joke) about yourself made you laugh the most?" "I think it was the video where they put my head on a Chinese dictator. I use this a lot among my friends." he said.

Following these words, images of Mbappe's face superimposed on China's former leader Mao Zedong appeared on the screen.

TWO BRANDS CANCELED SPONSORSHIP WITH MBAPPE

After these events, two major Chinese brands announced that they terminated their sponsorship agreements with Kylian Mbappe, who called China's former leader Mao Zedong a dictator.

CHINESE FOREIGN AFFAIRS: IT WILL BE MEETED WITH REACTION FROM EVERY SECTION

Then, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs also made a statement on the issue. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian said, "We have noted the relevant news. Words and actions that hurt the feelings of the Chinese people will naturally be met with reaction from all segments of Chinese society."

CHINESE STATE TELEVISION SUSPENDED LA LIGA

Today, Chinese state television CCTV suspended the broadcast of La Liga matches.

NEWSPAPER REMOVED MBAPPE

According to state newspaper The Global Times, CCTV's news applications no longer contain content related to the French striker.