China state television did not air a Real Madrid football match following a comment by Kylian Mbappé

Updated 2026-11-03 · told from many outlets at once

Kylian Mbappé made controversial remarks about Mao Zedong. CCTV did not broadcast the Real Madrid match. China's media group demanded apologies and will suspend La Liga broadcasts.

Kylian Mbappé made controversial comments regarding the former Chinese leader Mao Zedong.
Chinese public television CCTV did not broadcast the Real Madrid league match this Sunday.
China Media Group demanded apologies from three parties.
China Media Group said it would suspend broadcasts of Spanish football La Liga matches.

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