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It started when Xi visited the US in 2013, and an image of Xi and then president Barack Obama walking together spurred comparisons to Winnie – a portly Xi – walking with Tigger, a lanky Obama.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/07/china-bans-winnie-the-pooh-film-to-stop-comparisons-to-president-xi China bans Winnie the Pooh film after comparisons to President Xi], China bans Winnie the Pooh film after comparisons to President Xi, The Guardian, August 2018</ref>}}

It started when Xi visited the US in 2013, and an image of Xi and then president Barack Obama walking together spurred comparisons to Winnie – a portly Xi – walking with Tigger, a lanky Obama.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/07/china-bans-winnie-the-pooh-film-to-stop-comparisons-to-president-xi China bans Winnie the Pooh film after comparisons to President Xi], China bans Winnie the Pooh film after comparisons to President Xi, The Guardian, August 2018</ref>}}

[[File:China-Winnie-Xi.jpg|thumbnail|300px|center|China's overweight leader [[Xi Jinping]] is being compared to Winnie the Pooh. As a result, Chinese censors are banning the name and images of Winnie the Pooh on its social media websites.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-40627855 Why China censors banned Winnie the Pooh], BBC</ref>]]

[[File:China-Winnie-Xi.jpg|thumbnail|300px|center|China's overweight leader Xi Jinping is being compared to Winnie the Pooh. As a result, Chinese censors are banning the name and images of Winnie the Pooh on its social media websites.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-40627855 Why China censors banned Winnie the Pooh], BBC</ref>]]

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