Winnie-the-Pooh, the beloved children's icon, has been blacklisted in China following comparisons between the pot-bellied bear and China's president, the Financial Times reported. The character's ...

When the reporter asked “What is the relationship between Xi and Winnie the Pooh,” not only did she get no reply but the China-based Yoon’s access to Ernie was disabled. Xi has banned any ...

A gory, microbudget slasher film — in which the beloved children's book character Winnie the Pooh is a murderous psychopath — has been pulled suddenly from theaters in Hong Kong and Macau.

In 2018, Disney’s live-action/CGI feature Christopher Robin — featuring a far more savory version of Pooh — wasn’t approved by authorities in China. While no reason was given at the time ...

While many are already making plans to see the sequel, citizens of China shouldn’t expect to catch it in theaters. The country banned Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey for a rather interesting ...

Winnie the Pooh is joining the protests against China's "zero-COVID" policy. Japan's Disney store is now selling merchandise online that features Winnie the Pooh holding up a blank white sheet of ...

The actual character of Pooh is not overtly banned in China. Pooh features in two rides at Shanghai's Disney Resort and can still be found in social media posts about toys and children at play.

China’s savvy internet users, accustomed to a life of cat and mouse with censors, soon began mentioning Pooh whenever they wanted to reference Xi in relation to issues both benign and ...

In 2013, Xi was the subject of memes comparing him to Pooh after a photo surfaced of ... The use of this character is a sensitive issue in China and has previously led to international incidents ...

Taiwan is claimed by China as its own territory and does not look kindly upon Taiwan’s ties with the West. Chinese censors have long targeted comparisons of Winnie the Pooh to China’s president.

For many residents, the Winnie the Pooh character is a playful taunt of China's President Xi Jinping and Chinese censors in the past had briefly banned social media searches for the bear in the ...