How did Kylian Mbappé become the biggest star of China's Fifth Plenum?
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A joke about Mao Zedong sparked a political firestorm in China, triggering censorship, corporate backlash, and public outrage. But why did a months-old football meme suddenly explode on the very day the Chinese Communist Party's top leaders gathered in Beijing?
Was it a coincidence—or a calculated distraction from Xi Jinping's political troubles, CCP power struggles, and growing questions about China's leadership?
The Mbappé scandal reveals the absurdity of Chinese censorship—and how Beijing's attempt to control public outrage may have backfired.
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