The Hundred Acre Wood will not be going to China.
Disney’s new live-action take on the Winnie the Pooh characters, "Christopher Robin", will not be released in the Middle Kingdom. According to The Hollywood Reporter which cites an anonymous source, China denied the film release because Winnie the Pooh had become a symbol of resistance against the countrys ruling Communist Party and its leader Xi Jinping.
Earlier this year the party announced that it wanted to eliminate presidential term limits for Jinping. This did not go over well with many Chinese citizens, who posted Winnie the Pooh memes on social media to compare the fictional bear to Jinping. Its been a symbol of criticism towards Jinping since he took power in 2013 but blew up following the announcements.
