Kylian Mbappe apologises after ‘dictator’ comment angers Chinese fans

[Michael]

They are free to give opinions like any other person.

Freedom of speech has its limits; it does not mean you can say whatever you want, whenever, wherever, and under any circumstances.

Let’s look at this from a different perspective.

If a Chinese person were doing business with a Spaniard and, during a dinner, mocked the King of Spain or other figures revered in Spanish history, what do you think the outcome would be?

If you have close business ties with Pakistanis, but you publicly mock Pakistan’s founding father, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, on social media, how do you think they would treat you?

Every nation, every ethnic group, and every religion has its own unique culture and history. When we interact with one another, we must learn to respect these cherished aspects of each other’s heritage.

Regardless of what kind of person Mao Zedong may have been, that is a matter for the Chinese people themselves. His exalted status in the hearts of the Chinese people is irreplaceable.

If you are simply an ordinary foreigner, we respect your pursuit of freedom of speech. If you choose to "amuse yourself" in your own private sphere, the worst that might happen is that we simply choose not to engage with you.

China is a vital market for La Liga and a strategic partner of the league. Real Madrid CF and Kylian Mbappé himself have massive commercial interests in China. To put it bluntly, China is their "sugar daddy". However, he publicly mocked the god of "sugar daddy"!

Now, the "sugar daddy" wants to sever this "umbilical cord"...

 

[ety]

Chinese should stop being crazy about foreign sports teams and players and China should stop being a big lucrative market for them.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Chinese should stop being crazy about foreign sports teams and players and China should stop being a big lucrative market for them.

It is not about Mbappe, but a warning to those anti-Mao folks inside China.

Tell them how much Chairman Mao has always been supported by the vast majority of the Chinese people.

Those anti-Mao folks are just the synonym of those pro-west Chinese that we often spoken about.

 

[MH.Yang]

So Mao was not a dictator?

It's not soccer players fault, it's the fault of a brainless society who take celebrities as leader of opinion, like if the political opinion of a soccer player should be better than average.

They are free to give opinions like any other person.

If Mao were really a dictator, Mbappe's remarks would not have angered almost all Chinese people.

First of all, you need to understand that the evaluation of Mao by Chinese people is the most important and authentic, not a Frenchman.

 

[MH.Yang]

sports shouldn't pay so much where players words start carrying all that shit weight.......who would care if these "players" didnt get paid millions to kick a ball around......

when we start giving too much importance to NOBODIES......damn

Whether it's athletes, politicians, or businesses, if they harm Chinese people, they must be sanctioned. This is the rule announced by China. If Westerners do not accept this rule, they can choose to resist it, but we do not care. We will persist in imposing sanctions to the end.

 

[MH.Yang]

They are free to give opinions like any other person.

He has freedom of speech, and we also have the freedom to refuse to associate with any business organization which related to him.

This is fair.