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  "id": 16739170,
  "title": "Chinese brands drop Mbappe as backlash grows over Mao joke",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/chinese-brands-drop-mbappe-as-backlash-grows-over-mao-joke-16739170",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T10:19:13.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "He allegedly said the funniest \"meme\" about him is the one where they put his face on \"a Chinese dictator\".",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Mbappe dropped by Chinese brands for ‘offending national sentiments’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/mbappe-dropped-by-chinese-brands-for-offending-national-sentiments-16707240",
        "published": "2026-10-27T03:56:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Mbappe dropped by Chinese brands for 'offending national sentiments'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/mbappe-dropped-by-chinese-brands-for-offending-national-sentiments",
        "published": "2026-10-27T04:07:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Mbappe dropped by Chinese brands for 'offending national sentiments'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/mbappe-dropped-by-chinese-brands-for-offending-national-sentiments-16706749",
        "published": "2026-10-27T04:27:55.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Mbappe dropped by Chinese brands for 'offending national sentiments'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/mbappe-dropped-by-chinese-brands-for-offending-national-sentiments-16708261",
        "published": "2026-10-27T04:30:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Chinese brands axe Mbappe over alleged Chairman Mao meme comments",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/chinese-brands-axe-mbappe-over-alleged-chairman-mao-meme-comments",
        "published": "2026-10-27T04:50:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Mbappe dropped by Chinese brands for 'offending national sentiments'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/mbappe-dropped-by-chinese-brands-for-offending-national-sentiments-16724764",
        "published": "2026-10-27T07:45:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Chinese brands drop Mbappe over alleged Mao Zedong joke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/chinese-brands-drop-mbappe-over-alleged-mao-zedong-joke",
        "published": "2026-10-27T08:14:52.000Z"
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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."
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