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Kylian Mbappé dropped by Chinese brands for ‘offending national sentiments’
BusinessThe Guardian

Kylian Mbappé dropped by Chinese brands for ‘offending national sentiments’

Video appears to show Mao Zedong called a ‘dictator’ Dongpeng and Mengniu end deals with player Kylian Mbappé has been dropped by two major brands in China after a video circulated online in which the France striker apparently joked about the former leader Mao Zedong. In China jokes about Mao, the founding leader of the People’s Republic of China who died in 1976, are considered disrespectful and remain a social taboo. “Our company firmly opposes and has a zero-tolerance policy towards any behaviour that offends national sentiments,” the drinks company Dongpeng said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that “with immediate effect we are terminating all cooperation with Kylian Mbappé”. Continue reading...

Chinese markets lose trillions as race for AI supremacy with US takes its toll
WorldThe Guardian

Chinese markets lose trillions as race for AI supremacy with US takes its toll

Lack of profits and the threat posed by western countries are raising concern about the sustainability of Beijing’s AI boom Trillions of dollars have been wiped from China’s stock markets in recent months amid increasing anxiety about the future of artificial intelligence, as Beijing races against the United States for dominance in the sector. The STAR 50 Index, which tracks technology and innovation companies on the Shanghai stock exchange, has plunged 40% since June. Other indexes of major companies dropped by about 20% over the same time period. Continue reading...

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