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"When I heard that Winnie the pooh was like garlic to a vampire to the Chinese communists, I just got these."

"I've had emails threatening my life. I didn't take them seriously, but I kept very, very low for 2 days. Now I'm out & about, & nothing… I think that threat has… pic.twitter.com/lT1kwq1f5K

— Jan Jekielek (@JanJekielek) January 26, 2024

🤣🤣🤣🤣。。。屎粉紅去咗邊樹 pic.twitter.com/jIrgD6QnZm

— bravo for everyone (@BravoEveryone) January 26, 2024

Brendan Kavanagh returns to the St Pancras piano declaring it a CCP free zone, telling onlookers he's holding Winnie the Pooh, because the character "has been banned by the CCP… this shows the power of the arts to undermine authoritarianism." pic.twitter.com/YMdFKw2Qeu

— TalkTV (@TalkTV) January 26, 2024

Now everyone knows the “secret” of how to create a harassment free zone from the #CCP’s little pinks: Just hold a
Winnie the Pooh, or put up a sign saying “8964”, which means the June 4th #Tiananmenmassacres in 1989. pic.twitter.com/Tuf8t1LB9b

— Inconvenient Truths by Jennifer Zeng 曾錚真言 (@jenniferzeng97) January 26, 2024

"Years after he became character non grata in China, Winnie the Pooh is exacting quiet revenge against the country’s government in the form of Disney souvenirs."https://t.co/7f045BxkTO

— tajones 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌻🌊🌎💞🏳️‍🌈 (@ceili_woman) December 2, 2022

“In what appears to be a case of incidental resistance, Disney stores in Japan are selling a line of merchandise featuring a frowning Pooh looking at a blank sheet of white paper – a symbol of ongoing protests in #China against censorship and Covid-19.” https://t.co/Y0noEXjlW6

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) December 2, 2022

While they were launched in April last year, according to the online store, social media users have given them political significance, with many voicing disappointment that the items are available only in Japan.

— William Yang (@WilliamYang120) December 2, 2022

You can buy hoodies and tees with Pooh holding a piece of blank paper from the official japanese disney store.

— kure (@hk_kure) December 2, 2022