Kenedy has been sent home from Chelsea's pre-season tour after his offensive social media posts sparked an outrage in China.
Chinese media has reacted furiously to the incident and initial attempts at an apology from the 21-year-old Brazilian.
The People's Daily, the flagship newspaper of the Communist Party in China, fiercely criticised Chelsea's lack of honour and respect, and threatened to treat Chelsea as 'persona non grata'.
In an attempt to ease the escalating diplomatic row, the Premier League champions issued a long and fulsome apology on their official website in both English and Chinese.
They promised to discipline Kenedy and took the decision to send him home after taking time to consider the reaction in China.