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China bans Winnie the Pooh over internet jokes comparing him to President Xi Jinping
Winnie the Pooh might be a much-loved children's book character, but the bumbling bear has fallen foul of the
Chinese Government's internet firewall.
Key points:After being used as a stand-in for the country's President, Xi Jinping, in a range of internet jokes — images, memes and gifs
- Winnie the Pooh jokes seen as damaging by China's Government
- Crackdown comes ahead of 19th National Congress of the Communist Party
- Web users thrive on finding creative ways to circumvent China's online censors
of the honey-seeking mammal have begun to quickly disappear online.
The jokes were seen as damaging by China's ruling Communist Party.
"There's one with Xi walking along with [former US president] Barack Obama and there's then been a picture of
Winnie the Pooh walking along with his friend Tigger," she said.