French soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé found himself at the center of an outrage controversy in China on Tuesday after he called communist mass murderer Mao Zedong a dictator in recent remarks referring to an online meme comparing the two.
\n\nCorrectly referring to Mao as a dictator appears to have greatly infuriated the Chinese communists. Chinese companies dropped contracts with Mbappé and state-owned media launched multiple attacks on the soccer star. Mbappé has since apologized for his “offensive” remarks.
\n\nChinese honor guard march under Mao Zedong’s portrait on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, Wednesday, January 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
\n\nKylian Mbappé is the current captain of the French national soccer team that plays for Spain’s Real Madrid team. Presently, the 27-year-old is the world’s current top scorer at FIFA World Cup tournaments, with 22 goals scored across three tournaments. Memes portraying Mbappé as a “dictator” have become a recurring trend surrounding the soccer star over the past years. However, one such years-old meme, in which Mbappé is parodied as Mao Zedong, caused widespread outrage in China over the past hours.
\n\nEuronews reported that the outrage began after Mbappé was interviewed by The Bridge, a talk show hosted by fellow…
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