Don’t just see Mbappe and Sanrio episodes as Chinese nationalism run amok

In response to the recent Chinese backlash against French footballer Kylian Mbappe and the Japanese company Sanrio, owner of the popular Hello Kitty character, over perceived national slights, Western commentary tends to have a comfortable, uniform narrative, framing the incidents as another wave of gung-ho Chinese …

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