Anyone have any ideas why this might be? I can usually sort of understand where they are coming from when they block something, but I'm really drawing a blank here. Edit: I don't really buy the...
Anyone have any ideas why this might be?
I can usually sort of understand where they are coming from when they block something, but I'm really drawing a blank here.
Edit: I don't really buy the guess in the article.
Buy it. Because of the heavy censorship in China, people there have to resort to using subtle analogies in order to communicate. One of these subtle analogies is to use Winnie the Pooh as a...
Anyone have any ideas why this might be?
Edit: I don't really buy the guess in the article.
Buy it.
Because of the heavy censorship in China, people there have to resort to using subtle analogies in order to communicate. One of these subtle analogies is to use Winnie the Pooh as a stand-in for President Xi Jinping. Therefore, references to Pooh are being censored. This has been going on over a year now:
China only allows a certain number of films in per year. With a policy like that, some decisions are going to look completely arbitrary, likely because they are.
China only allows a certain number of films in per year. With a policy like that, some decisions are going to look completely arbitrary, likely because they are.
I think that whole meme in China has been blown out of proportion by the Western media and that @39hp is probably closer to the truth. I was in Shanghai today and I saw a lot of Winnie the Pooh...
I think that whole meme in China has been blown out of proportion by the Western media and that @39hp is probably closer to the truth. I was in Shanghai today and I saw a lot of Winnie the Pooh bears being sold in shops.
Thanks, this is exactly the sort of comment I was looking for. I really only read English, so all my news is Western, but I do listen to the radio in Chinese and haven't heard anything about this...
Thanks, this is exactly the sort of comment I was looking for. I really only read English, so all my news is Western, but I do listen to the radio in Chinese and haven't heard anything about this in the news, so I really was wondering.
Anyone have any ideas why this might be?
I can usually sort of understand where they are coming from when they block something, but I'm really drawing a blank here.
Edit: I don't really buy the guess in the article.
Buy it.
Because of the heavy censorship in China, people there have to resort to using subtle analogies in order to communicate. One of these subtle analogies is to use Winnie the Pooh as a stand-in for President Xi Jinping. Therefore, references to Pooh are being censored. This has been going on over a year now:
https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-40627855
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/winnie-the-pooh-memes-china-censored-xi-jinping-2018-2
Wow...
Thanks for the articles. They do help explain it.
China only allows a certain number of films in per year. With a policy like that, some decisions are going to look completely arbitrary, likely because they are.
Thanks, I didn't realize they have a restriction.
I think that whole meme in China has been blown out of proportion by the Western media and that @39hp is probably closer to the truth. I was in Shanghai today and I saw a lot of Winnie the Pooh bears being sold in shops.
Edit: spelling
Thanks, this is exactly the sort of comment I was looking for. I really only read English, so all my news is Western, but I do listen to the radio in Chinese and haven't heard anything about this in the news, so I really was wondering.
Ah, thanks. Still seems like a bit of a stretch to me, but I guess combined with 39hp's, that makes sense.