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  "id": 16725021,
  "title": "Major Chinese brands drop Mbappé as backlash grows over Mao joke",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/major-chinese-brands-drop-mbappe-as-backlash-grows-over-mao-joke-16725021",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T08:01:43.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/major-chinese-brands-drop-mbapp-071513629.html"
  },
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "He allegedly said his \"favourite meme\" is \"the one where they put my face on a Chinese dictator\".",
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      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "Kylian Mbappé dropped by Chinese brands for ‘offending national sentiments’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/kylian-mbappe-dropped-by-chinese-brands-for-offending-national",
        "published": "2026-10-27T06:24:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Business",
        "title": "Major Chinese brands drop Mbappé as backlash grows over Mao joke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/major-chinese-brands-drop-mbappe-as-backlash-grows-over-mao-joke",
        "published": "2026-10-27T07:15:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "City AM",
        "title": "Major Chinese brands drop Mbappe over Chairman Mao meme jokes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/major-chinese-brands-drop-mbappe-over-chairman-mao-meme-jokes",
        "published": "2026-10-27T09:37:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Kylian Mbappé dropped by Chinese brands over ‘dictator’ comment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/kylian-mbappe-dropped-by-chinese-brands-over-dictator-comment",
        "published": "2026-10-27T10:38:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}