Several major Chinese companies have terminated their sponsorship agreements with Kylian Mbappé. The commercial backlash followed a recent interview where the Real Madrid forward referred to late Chinese leader Mao Zedong as a dictator. Talk Show Comments Trigger Backlash The controversy began when Mbappé appeared on the French talk show The Bridge. He discussed a popular internet meme that superimposed his face onto an image of Mao. Mbappé laughed and described the figure as a Chinese dictator. The meme stems from a running