Yan Qiang
ON THE RECORD · 10 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“An apology does not necessarily mean the end of the story.”
Yan Qiang · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29
Yan Qiang told AFP that an apology does not necessarily mean the end of the story.
“It causes serious damage to the image of La Liga and Real Madrid in China.”
Yan Qiang · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29
Yan Qiang told AFP the incident causes serious damage to the image of La Liga and Real Madrid in China.
“In the age of the mobile internet, things blow up on social media quickly and emotions run high.”
Yan Qiang · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29
Yan Qiang told AFP that in the age of the mobile internet, things blow up on social media quickly.
“If they want to repair their image and the relationship, their future actions and behaviour will be key.”
Yan Qiang · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29
Yan said future actions and behaviour will be key to repairing the image and relationship with China.
“It’s better to have an apology than no apology at all, but it’s definitely not the end of the story.”
Yan Qiang · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29
Yan Qiang told AFP that while an apology is better than none, it is definitely not the end of the story.
“Judging by commercial sponsorships and big ad campaigns he appeared in during the World Cup, he has a huge influence in China,”
Yan Qiang · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29
Sports commentator Yan said Mbappe has a huge influence in China based on his commercial sponsorships and World Cup ad campaigns.
“Viewed from a calm, objective and emotion-free standpoint, this is clearly a very damaging incident,”
Yan Qiang · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29
Yan Qiang told AFP that the Mbappe incident is clearly very damaging from an objective standpoint.
“genuinely hard to predict”
Yan Qiang · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29
Yan said it was genuinely hard to predict what happens next regarding Mbappe's reputation in China.
“If that influence can’t be sustained, there can be no talk of commercial interests, and La Liga and Real Madrid will definitely be badly affected.”
Yan Qiang · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29
Yan said that if Mbappe's influence in China cannot be sustained, La Liga and Real Madrid will be badly affected.
“In the short term, I’m certainly not optimistic,”
Yan Qiang · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-29
Yan said he is certainly not optimistic in the short term about repairing Mbappe's and La Liga's image in China.