He’s sweet as honey — but the Chinese just can’t “bear” Winnie the Pooh. ... donkey sidekick Eeyore next to a strikingly similar photo of Xi greeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Putting pictures side by side. They juxtaposed a picture of a frosty handshake between Xi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with the image of Pooh and his gloomy donkey friend Eeyore.

Winnie the Pooh, the adorable cartoon bear with an obsession for honey, has been censored in China. ... Shinzo Abe. Xi was once again compared to Pooh in 2015, ...

When Xi Jinping and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe endured one of the more awkward handshakes in history netizens responded with Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore shaking hands. Weibo/AFP ...

Winnie the Pooh is now banned in China for resembling President Xi Jinping. ... including one of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shaking hands with Xi looking downtrodden.

Winnie-The-Pooh Is Censored In China, Presumably Because Xi Jinping Is Compared To Him. The comparisons between Winnie-the-Pooh and Xi Jingping go back to 2013, when Xi met with then-President Obama.

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