After 14 years in which 7.9 million party members and officials have been purged, including his own loyalists, Xi Jinping faces a dilemma in proving the Chinese Communist Party works.
    • Grail@multiverse.soulism.netEnglish
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      1 day ago

      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.

      • Dima@feddit.uk
        1·
        21 hours ago

        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

  • melsaskca@lemmy.ca
    2·
    21 hours ago

    Xi can rest for a bit. All the world’s spotlights are on that orange money/sex guy right now.