Taiwan badge depicting China's President Xi Jinping as Winnie the Pooh being punched in the face goes viral

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Taiwan's air force seen wearing badge depicting Xi Jinping as Winnie the Pooh being punched in the face

Taiwanese rush to buy patches being worn by their air force pilots that depict a Formosan black bear punching Winnie the Pooh, as a defiant symbol of the island's resistance to Chinese war games.

www.abc.net.au

Oh, bother!

Key points:​

• The patches worn by Taiwanese air force pilots show an angry Formosan black bear holding Taiwan's flag and punching Winnie the Pooh
• The endangered Formosan black bear is seen as a symbol of Taiwanese identity
• Chinese censors have long targeted representations of Winnie the Pooh over comparisons to the fictional bear with China's president

I see no resemblance between Xi and Winnie the Pooh.

Chinese censors have long targeted representations of Winnie the Pooh — created by British author AA Milne — over internet memes that compare the fictional bear to China's president.

Alec Hsu, who designed the patch, has been selling it at his shop since last year, but he saw a spike in orders after Taiwan's military news agency published a photo of the patch on the arm of a pilot inspecting a fighter jet.

I guess these patches will be a popular item.

The War of Winnie the Pooh.

 

[Wu Wei]

Yeah, that will help the tension

 

[Stevicus]

Yeah, that will help the tension

It'll probably just make Xi mad. I guess they could send him some honey to try to placate him. It usually worked with Winnie.