# Javier Tebas mends China ties post-Mbappe row

> La Liga chief Tebas says dialogue with Chinese authorities continues after Mbappe's Mao Zedong comments.
- Title: Javier Tebas mends China ties post-Mbappe row · Sportstar
- Summary: La Liga chief Tebas says dialogue with Chinese authorities continues after Mbappe's Mao Zedong comments. La Liga president Javier Tebas confirmed ongoing…
- Keywords: javier tebas, la ligas, kylian mbappe, chinese authorities, mao zedong, cctv, real madrid, la ligas president, sports, Javier, Tebas, mends
- Source: Sportstar — https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/javier-tebas-la-liga-china-relations-kylian-mbappe-dialogue/article71658291.ece
- Author: Team Sportstar
- Published: 2026-11-02T18:16:40+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: javier tebas, la ligas, kylian mbappe, chinese authorities, mao zedong, cctv, real madrid, la ligas president, sports
## Tebas confirms dialogue with China
La Liga president Javier Tebas assured reporters at the World in Progress forum in Barcelona that dialogue with Chinese authorities continues.

> For now, we wait and see how the situation develops... because given how events have unfolded, everything depends on things calming down a bit, on all the mess easing
## Mao Zedong comments trigger China backlash
After Kylian Mbappe's October remarks about Mao Zedong, CCTV stopped airing La Liga matches and Real Madrid's weekend game was not shown on paid television in China.
## Tebas meets Chinese ambassador
Tebas met with Chinese ambassador to Spain Yao Jing to amend ties between La Liga and China, citing a strategy with political and sporting authorities.

> We’ve had a strategy for several years now with the political and sporting authorities in China
## Key takeaway

La Liga president Javier Tebas confirmed ongoing talks with Chinese officials following backlash over Kylian Mbappe's remarks about Mao Zedong.