China Suspends La Liga Broadcasts Over Mbappe Remarks About Mao

China’s state-owned China Media Group (CMG) confirmed on Tuesday that it had suspended broadcasts of matches from Spain’s La Liga following comments by French football star Kylian Mbappe about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

CMG oversees China Central Television (CCTV), the country’s official television broadcaster. The suspension concerns coverage of the Spanish football league.

The move links the interruption in broadcasts to Mbappe’s remarks about Mao. The information provided did not include the wording of those comments or the circumstances in which they were made.

No details were provided about how long the suspension would last or what conditions would need to be met for broadcasts to resume.