Censorship of Winnie-the-Pooh in China
Censorship of Winnie-the-Pooh in China
!An internet meme comparing [Carrie Lam and Xi Jinping to Piglet) and Winnie-the-Pooh), respectively. Such Winnie-the-Pooh memes are censored in China.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f8/LamandXi%3DPigletandPooh.jpg/250px-LamandXi%3DPigletandPooh.jpg)
Censorship of Winnie-the-Pooh in China
Beginning in July 2017, the government of the People's Republic of China implemented restrictions on 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 an act of ridicule and symbolic dissent. There is no comprehensive prohibition on all content related to the character. Other images of the character can be readily found on the Internet in China, books and merchandise remain available, and two Winnie-the-Pooh-themed attractions continue to operate at Hong Kong Disneyland and Shanghai Disneyland. Winnie-the-Pooh has become a symbol of opposition to China.
Censorship in China (PRC)
The CCP employs extensive censorship of topics it considers dissident or unflattering. Examples include the Cultural Revolution's violence, the Falun Gong movement, the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, and issues related to the Uyghurs, Tibet, and Taiwan.
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