{"id":201671,"date":"2017-07-18T13:03:30","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T20:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=201671"},"modified":"2019-09-07T11:47:13","modified_gmt":"2019-09-07T18:47:13","slug":"drawing-news-xi-jinping-vs-winnie-pooh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2017\/07\/drawing-news-xi-jinping-vs-winnie-pooh\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawing the News: Xi Jinping vs. Winnie the Pooh"},"content":{"rendered":"
Images of children’s book and cartoon bear Winnie the Pooh have been used to poke fun at China’s president since 2013<\/a>, when social media users noticed their alleged resemblance during a visit by Xi Jinping to the United States. On Saturday, the meme reared up again, spurred by a Weibo post from Sogou CEO Wang Xiaochuan<\/a>. This renewed attention prompted widespread though reportedly inconsistent post removals and search blocks, as well as the removal of WeChat’s Pooh Bear stickers<\/a> in an apparent effort to protect Xi’s carefully groomed public image<\/a> ahead of a pivotal leadership shift at this autumn’s 19th Party Congress<\/a>. The censorship, in turn, sparked fresh mockery, in which cartoonists Rebel Pepper and Badiucao eagerly joined:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rebel Pepper also shared a number of rough drafts on Twitter:<\/p>\n \u9019\u5957\u8349\u7a3f\u8aaa\u4e0d\u51fa\u7684\u611f\u89ba\u3002\u3002\u3002\u8acb\u5728\u8a55\u8ad6\u91cc\u7559\u4e0b\u4f60\u7684\u89c0\u611f pic.twitter.com\/TZIq9V9rYu<\/a><\/p>\n — \u53d8\u6001\u8fa3\u6912RebelPepper (@remonwangxt) July 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n