Turns Out, Even Children’s Toys Can Set Off International Outrage

You see it all when you take up a career in international espionage. Almost anything can set off an international incident. Loose talk from a soccer star.

The world can turn on two words. "Hello, Kitty," for example. From : Japan and China have been yelling at each other again, which historically has resulted in really terrible things. about which China has not been shy of reminding Japan.

From the BBC: Meanwhile, before Hello Kitty-gate blew up, international soccer star Kylian Mbappé got himself cancelled by some Chinese sponsors for calling the late Mao Zedong a "dictator" while discussing an online meme.