Residents of Taiwan are rushing to buy a patch worn by members of its air force that mocks Chinese President Xi Jinping over his supposed resemblance to Winnie the Pooh.
China's President Xi Jinping looks on as he attends a session during the G-20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Nov. 16, 2022.
In 2018, Disney's animated film"Christopher Robin," which includes Winnie the Pooh as a prominent character, was denied release in Chinese theaters. That same year, China cut off access to HBO after host John Oliver criticized Xi for being sensitive to the comparisons. Alec Hsu, the designer of the patch that is now going viral in Taiwan, told Reuters that he started selling it in his shop last year and has seen a recent spike in orders.
"I wanted to boost the morale of our troops through designing this patch," Hsu told the news outlet. Men wearing Winnie the Pooh costumes and masks depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a photo shoot of a graduation ceremony to support anti-government protest at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, in Hong Kong, China Oct. 30, 2019.
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