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Major Chinese brands drop Mbappé as backlash grows over Mao joke
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He allegedly said his "favourite meme" is "the one where they put my face on a Chinese dictator".
He allegedly said his "favourite meme" is "the one where they put my face on a Chinese dictator".
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