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China halts broadcasts of Spanish league matches over Mbappé’s remarks about Mao Zedong

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China halts broadcasts of Spanish league matches over Mbappé’s remarks about Mao Zedong
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Ad-Diyar: China’s state television network “CCTV” carried out its threats to stop broadcasting Spanish league matches, amid the controversy sparked by remarks from Frenchman Kylian Mbappé, Real Madrid striker, about the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong. The French newspaper “Le Parisien” reported that Chinese television…

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