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  "id": 17796679,
  "title": "China state broadcaster pulls La Liga matches following Mbappé joke",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/china-state-broadcaster-pulls-la-liga-matches-following-mbappe-joke-17796679",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T11:57:40.000Z",
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "China’s state broadcaster CCTV did not air a Real Madrid match on Sunday, despite the club’s star striker Kylian Mbappé’s apology for his “ill-judged” remarks on the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Mbappé drew huge backlash after saying the meme “that makes [him] laugh the most” was the one in which his face is superimposed [...] The post China state broadcaster pulls La Liga matches following…",
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        "outlet": "Semafor",
        "title": "La Liga goes dark in China over Mbappé comment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/la-liga-goes-dark-in-china-over-mbappe-comment",
        "published": "2026-11-01T22:29:18.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "China state broadcaster pulls La Liga matches following Mbappé joke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/china-state-broadcaster-pulls-la-liga-matches-following-mbappe-joke",
        "published": "2026-11-02T03:58:38.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "China state broadcaster pulls La Liga matches following Mbappé joke",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/china-state-broadcaster-pulls-la-liga-matches-following-mbappe-joke-17769699",
        "published": "2026-11-02T08:29:00.000Z"
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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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