Beginning in July 2017, the government of the People's Republic of China restricted satirical memes comparing Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, to the Disney character
An internet meme comparing Carrie Lam and Xi Jinping (right half of image) to Piglet and Winnie-the-Pooh (left half), respectively. Such Winnie-the-Pooh memes are censored in China.
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Winnie-the-Pooh is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by the English author A. A. Milne and the English illustrator E. H. Shepard. Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's st
Censorship of Winnie-the-Pooh in China
…Republic of China restricted satirical memes comparing Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), to the Disney character Winnie-the-Pooh. The CCP reportedly viewed such comparisons as a ridicule and symbolic dissent. There is no comprehensive prohibition on content related to the character…
An early illustration by E. H. Shepard
Christopher Robin's original Winnie-the-Pooh stuffed toys, on display at the New York Public Library (clockwise from bottom left: Tigger, Kanga, Edward Bear ("Winnie-the-Pooh"), Eeyore, and Piglet). Roo was also one of the original toys, but was lost by Christopher Robin in the 1930s.
Harry Colebourn and Winnie, 1914
Sculpture at London Zoo where Milne took his son Christopher Robin to see the amiable bear that inspired Milne to write the story