Disney's Winnie the Pooh film banned in China after comparisons to President Xi
Washington | For many, the name Winnie the Pooh recalls childhood bedtime stories and Saturday morning cartoons. But in China, the famous honey-hunting bear has become a symbol of resistance.
Starting in 2013, memes comparing Winnie the Pooh's appearance to that of Chinese President Xi Jinping began to circulate on China's internet. The government responded by cracking down on images of the paunchy cartoon character. And now, according to the Hollywood Reporter, China is yet again censoring Pooh by declining to release Disney's Christopher Robin, starring Ewan McGregor and a computer-generated Pooh, in Chinese movie theatres.
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