[saagarjha]

> “Winnie the Pooh” — the Xi’s online nickname

Anyone have the backstory for this?

EDIT: I see a couple of links below that compare him to Winnie the Pooh in pictures. Is the intent behind it to be derogatory or is it just poking a bit of fun?

[ddeck]

China bans Winnie the Pooh over internet jokes comparing him to President Xi Jinping

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-18/winnie-the-pooh-fal...

[bwang29]

https://www.google.com/search?q=winnie+the+pooh+tigger+xi+ji...

[aje403]

They look really cute together

[taoistextremist]

As far as I've always understood it (I poke around on Chinese internet from time to time), it was mostly just a little joke because Xi is kinda pudgy. I think the backlash is because this kind of messes with an attempted cult of personality.