Chinese state television did not broadcast the match between Real Madrid and Racing Santander in La Liga on Sunday, November 1. The decision was made following the controversy over Real Madrid's French forward Kylian Mbappe's comments about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. The match, which started at 15:15 GMT, was not broadcast on either of the two China Central Television (CCTV) sports networks, AFP reported. Also, as of the publication of this report, none of the other La Liga matches of Week 11 have been broadcast live on Chinese state television. The move came after Mbappe posted a video in which he said his popular social media meme was a picture of his head on the body of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. The publication of this video provoked widespread reactions in China and affected the relationship of this French footballer with this country. AFP previously reported that at least two Chinese food companies removed Mbappe's images from their product advertisements after the video became controversial. Also, a spokesman for China's foreign ministry responded to this story on Tuesday, saying: "Of course, all Chinese are angry with Mbappe."

Chinese state television did not broadcast the match between Real Madrid and Racing Santander in La Liga on Sunday, November 1. The decision was made following the controversy over Real Madrid's French forward Kylian Mbappe's comments about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. The match, which started at 15:15 GMT, was not broadcast on either of the two China Central Television (CCTV) sports networks, AFP reported. Also, as of the publication of this report, none of the other La Liga matches of Week 11 have been broadcast live on Chinese state television. The move came after Mbappe posted a video in which he said his popular social media meme was a picture of his head on the body of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. The publication of this video provoked widespread reactions in China and affected the relationship of this French footballer with this country. AFP previously reported that at least two Chinese food companies removed Mbappe's images from their product advertisements after the video became controversial. Also, a spokesman for China's foreign ministry responded to this story on Tuesday, saying: "Of course, all Chinese are angry with Mbappe."