On October 27, a Weibo blogger posted about Mbappé's Mao Zedong meme, saying it "mocked the great historical figures of other countries" and arguing that humor must not offend the feelings of other peoples. In the comments section, a Hong Kong netizen questioned why Mbappé's original words could not be clearly stated, and was attacked by mainland netizens with remarks such as "what IP do you have, what internet are you using."