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→Comparison of Xi Jingpin to Winnie the Pooh
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>}}
A picture of an overweight Xi Jinping can be found [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/07/china-bans-winnie-the-pooh-film-to-stop-comparisons-to-president-xi HERE].
[[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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