Why global sport can't afford to offend China
Summary
Have you noticed how quickly global sport responds when comments spark backlash in China? Sponsors withdraw, broadcasts disappear and apologies follow. From the NBA to European football, hundreds of millions are at stake. Al Jazeera’s Samantha Johnson looks at what drives the apparent panic. #Mbappe #KylianMbappe #China #Football #LaLiga #RealMadrid #SportsPolitics #SportsBusiness #Geopolitics #ChinaFootball #NBA #GlobalSports #FreedomOfSpeech #MaoZedong #GameTheory
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