BEIJING (The Thursday Times) — Chinese sarkari television ne Itwar ko Racing Santander mein Real Madrid ka match nahin dikhaya, aur Mao Zedong ke bare mein Kylian Mbappe ke remark par un, club aur league ki janib se maafi mangne ke bawajood La Liga par apni pabandi barqarar rakhi.
CCTV ke donon sports channels mein se kisi ne bhi yeh game nahin dikhaya, jo Real ne 3-0 se jeeta aur jis mein Mbappe ne penalty par goal kiya. Hafte ke round ka koi doosra match bhi public television par live nahin dikhaya gaya. La Liga ke games sarkari China Mobile ki malkiyat streaming service Migu par dikhaye gaye, jin mein Barcelona ki Alaves par 6-1 se jeet bhi shamil hai, lekin Real Madrid ka match un mein shamil nahin lagta tha.
Yeh jhagra us waqt shuru hua jab April ki aik video viral ho gayi, jis mein Mbappe ne kaha ke un ka sab se mazahiya internet meme woh hai jis mein un ka chehra "some guy" par laga hai, jise woh "a Chinese dictator" samajhte thay, jo zahiran Mao ki taraf ishara tha. China Media Group, jo CCTV ki nigran hai, ne 26 October ko La Liga ki nashriyat muattal kar di aur kaha ke aage barhne ke liye maafi mangna lazmi shart hai.
Mbappe, Real Madrid aur La Liga teeno maafi mang chuke hain, aur China ki wazarat-e-kharja ne kaha ke us ne khilari ki maafi ko sanjeedgi se liya. Yeh ab bhi wazeh nahin ke tanaze ko khatm karne ke liye baat cheet shuru hui hai ya nahin. Real ke coach Jose Mourinho ne Hafta ko kaha ke club ne "apna hissa ada kar diya hai".
