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.
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.
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:
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.
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:
