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At least 7.9 million punished in Xi's fight to keep party going (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

People say the Winnie thing is racist, but I never thought Chinese people look like Winnie. Xi looks like Winnie. Chinese people think he looks like Winnie.

I think the racism thing is made up by his supporters.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 child)

    The original comparison to Winnie the Pooh was from Chinese social media and was arguably an affectionate joke. Xi didn't like it and it became a meme for his critics due to its censorship. (This is from what I've read previously and double-checking just now)

    Edit - one of the original comparison images that started this meme:
    Image of Xi & Obama next to an image of Pooh and Tiger

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