China's ban of Winnie the Pooh

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Description

Winnie the Pooh used to mock Chinese president Xi Jinping

The PRC government already tried to suppress this

The PRC has a quota of foreign films screened in the country to protect the local film industry

The Chinese public will find other ways around censorship to access the film so the measure is unlikely to have any significant effect

More generally this shows the insecurity, rather than the strength of the Chinese leadership

Period	7 Aug 2018

Title	China's ban of Winnie the Pooh
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	BBC World News
Media type	Television
Duration/Length/Size	1.40pm
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	7/08/18
Description	Winnie the Pooh used to mock Chinese president Xi Jinping The PRC government already tried to suppress this The PRC has a quota of foreign films screened in the country to protect the local film industry The Chinese public will find other ways around censorship to access the film so the measure is unlikely to have any significant effect More generally this shows the insecurity, rather than the strength of the Chinese leadership
Persons	Youngmi Kim