Chinese state broadcaster CCTV did not air @realmadrid’s La Liga match this past weekend following @KMbappe rightfully referring to Mao Zedong as a dictator. This is another example of the CCP using censorship and economic pressure to silence those who challenge its preferred version of history. Mao led the CCP for decades, and his disastrous policies and political campaigns, including the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution, resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of people. Yet the CCP continues to glorify his legacy while concealing the atrocities committed under his rule. In spite of @tebasjavier and @realmadrid making gross apologies that pandered to the CCP, it still said no to putting La Liga back on the air. They should have stood for the truth from the start.