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The Chinese government has blocked images and mentions of Winnie the Pooh on social media because Internet users have been using the character to mock CCP general secretary Xi Jinping. This is part of a larger effort to restrict bloggers from getting around censorship in China. [5]
Jul 18, 2017 · Chinese social media sites block the name and images of Winnie the Pooh after users compare the bear to the president. The ban coincides with a Communist Party conference and a crackdown on dissent.
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...
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 17, 2017 · This meme showing Xi Jinping and former US President Barack Obama began circulating in 2013. The blocking of Winnie the Pooh might seem like a bizarre move by the Chinese authorities but it...
Apr 11, 2023 · The Chinese President has been compared to the cartoon bear since 2013, when an image of him with Barack Obama sparked online jokes. Learn how the meme spread, why China censors Winnie the Pooh and how Taiwan uses it as a symbol of defiance.
Jul 16, 2017 · Winnie the Pooh has become too politically sensitive to be mentioned on Chinese social media. Posts including the Chinese name of the fictional bear were censored on Sina Weibo, China...
