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World● LowOct 29 · Oct 29, 2026, 3:39 PM

The Lasting Price of Mbappé’s Apology to China

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Diplomat · global

The commercial fallout for Real Madrid may be temporary, but the precedent for censoring speech beyond China’s borders is far more consequential.

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