Real Madrid's striker sparked a diplomatic crisis by joking about a meme comparing him to Chinese leader Mao Zedong, triggering a commercial and media boycott.
A video of the Real Madrid striker calling Mao Zedong a dictator triggered a major backlash in China and prompted several companies to terminate business deals with him.
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