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Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 08:57 AM1 min readVerified Wire
China says it takes Mbappe’s apology ‘seriously’ after Mao dictator comment

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France international Kylian Mbappe's remarks saw him become the latest foreign sports figure to anger Beijing.
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