Internet memes such as this that compare Xi Jinping to Winnie the Pooh have been censored in China. Beginning in July 2017, the government of China has been censoring imagery of the anthropomorphic teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh, particularly Disney's version of the character. [1]

Mar 23, 2023 · The film featuring a murderous Pooh bear has been pulled from theaters in Hong Kong and Macau without explanation. Some say it's a result of China's censorship of memes related to leader Xi...

Jul 18, 2017 · The Chinese name for Winnie the Pooh (Little Bear Winnie) is being blocked on Chinese social media sites because bloggers have been comparing the plump bear to China's President Xi Jinping,...

Apr 11, 2023 · Xi Jinping has been compared to Winnie the Pooh since 2013 when he visited the US. An image of him walking with then-US president Barack Obama sparked comparisons between them and Winnie the...

Jul 17, 2017 · Winnie the Pooh has joined a line of crazy, funny internet references to China's top leaders. The Chinese name for and images of the plump, cute cartoon character are being blocked on social...

Dec 28, 2024 · Xi Jinping Winnie the Pooh Comparisons refer to memes comparing the Chinese President and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping to the Disney character Winnie the Pooh.

Jul 19, 2017 · Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, on the left, have been compared to Chinese President Xi Jinping and former US leader Barack Obama. They juxtaposed a picture of a frosty handshake between Xi and...

Jul 17, 2017 · Winnie the Pooh has joined a line of crazy, funny internet references to China's top leaders. The Chinese name for and images of the plump, cute cartoon character are being blocked on social...

Apr 20, 2023 · When Xi Jinping visited Barack Obama at the White House in 2013, a social-media wag remarked on how the pair resembled Pooh and Tigger, the bear’s fictional buddy.

Jul 16, 2020 · Xi Jinping, the president of the world's second-largest economy was so threatened by his resemblance to Winnie the Pooh that the fictional bear was kicked out of China with his movies, TV series and stuffed toys banned in the country.